NYPD Officer Peter Liang, accused of fatally shooting Akai Gurley, looking for new lawyer
A rookie police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man in East New York last year is raising money for a new lawyer. Officer Peter Liang and his mother are reportedly looking for a private
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Nov 18, 2015, 7:48 PM
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Updated 3,366 days ago
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A rookie police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man in East New York last year is raising money for a new lawyer.
Officer Peter Liang and his mother are reportedly looking for a private attorney, rather than relying on the law firm used by the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
Last November during a patrol, investigators say Liang fired a single shot in the dark stairwell of a NYCHA building which ricocheted off a wall and hit 28-year-old Akai Gurley, killing him.
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