'We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable,' said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance in a statement.
on Memorial Day and discovered a dog was off its leash and tearing through vegetation.
This image made from a May 25, 2020, video provided by Christian Cooper shows Amy Cooper with her dog talking to Christian Cooper at Central Park in New York.Christian Cooper told the dog's owner, Amy Cooper, that it needed a leash and tried to lure the dog away from the plants with some treats. "I'm taking a picture and calling the cops," she says in the footage."I'm going to tell them there's an African American man threatening my life."
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