Tariq Cephus, 30, who has lived at Pink Houses all his life, told the Guardian he was shocked but “not surprised” to hear of Gurley’s shooting. Brown’s shooting sparked a wave of unrest, which still continues, in Ferguson. We’ve had enough.”Ĭommunity members now stood in a circle holding a vigil just outside the block where Gurley was shot dead: /97RsvjH1ID- Oliver Laughland November 21, 2014Ī number of vigil attendees drew comparisons between Gurley’s shooting and that of Michael Brown who was shot dead in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer in August. And don’t blame me, the social forecaster, for predicting that just like you don’t blame the weather forecaster for predicting the storm – don’t blame me for predicting an explosion. When you don’t allow peaceful means for justice, violent means is inevitable. Don’t tell us to call for peace until you give us some justice. So we are saying to commissioner Bratton and to mayor de Blasio, this one is on you,” Barron said. They should have had it holstered fingers off the trigger and they should have been asking questions. He allowed for his officers to break the regulation – they should not have had their weapons drawn for vertical patrols. “Police commissioner Bratton is trying to set a climate to justify an unjustifiable shooting. He was not engaged in any criminal activity,” Bratton told reporters at a press conference on Friday.īut the commissioner’s words did not satisfy people at Pink Houses where Barron led a chant of “Bratton must go!” The New York City police commissioner, Bill Bratton, described the incident as an “unfortunate tragedy”, describing Gurley as “totally innocent”.īratton said one officer, with less than 18 months’ experience on the job, appeared to have accidentally fired during a “vertical patrol” of the building. Akai Gurley's girlfriend has just come out of the block flanked by assemblyman Charles Barron /HO6YbPmq1M- Oliver Laughland November 21, 2014
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