akai-gurley

In November 2014, an unarmed black man named Akai Gurley was killed by NYPD officer Peter Liang inside an unlit stairwell in the Louis H. Pink Houses. Akai Gurley was a father, a boyfriend, and an undoubtedly innocent victim. On Feb.11, Peter Liang was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Liang's decision to pull the trigger—intentional or not—and the fact that the bullet ricocheted off a wall and killed Gurley made Liang a criminal.