Akai Kareem Gurley, a 28-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on November 20, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York. Gurley was fatally shot by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer Peter Liang while he was walking down a dark stairwell in the Louis H. Pink Houses, a public housing complex in East New York. The incident occurred when Liang, a rookie officer on patrol with his partner, entered the unlit stairwell with his firearm drawn. As Gurley and his girlfriend entered the stai
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