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Legal fund formed for ex-NYPD Officer Liang

Supporters of a former NYPD officer who was convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed man in a public-housing building have formed a legal defense fund. Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter

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Feb 27, 2016, 3:38 AM

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