A celebration of life was held Saturday for Akai Gurley, who was shot and killed by a New York City police officer 10 years ago.
NEW YORK — In 2014, Gurley was in a dark stairwell inside NYCHA's Pink Houses in Brooklyn, while rookie Officer Peter Liang was on patrol. Police sources told CBS News New York Liang's gun went off accidentally when he fired inside the stairwell. The bullet ricocheted, striking and killing Gurley. The 28-year-old father was unarmed.
Akai Gurley honored 10 years after deadly NYPD shootingGurley was remembered Saturday at a celebration of life in East New York.'Thanksgiving, birthdays, Mother's Day, he has missed 10 years,' said Gurley's aunt, Hertencia Petersen.Gurley's aunt was joined by other families still fighting for justice, many of whom suffered the loss of a family member killed by police. 'One thing we learned with this family is that we all grieve for one another,' Petersen said.
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