Members of a Brooklyn neighborhood gathered to demand police accountability after a 78-year-old man was shot and killed by NYPD officers inside an apartment building last week.
Demands for justice echoed through Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy on Monday, just days after 2 NYPD officers"It’s an unfortunate situation when a police officer has to fire his or her weapon," said Phil Banks, NYC’s Deputy Mayor of Public Safety.
Members of the organization advocated for the family of Caesar Robinson, the only casualty in three separate officer-involved shootings last Thursday.Police say body cam footage shows the officers responded to a call for a burglary on Lewis Avenue from the 78-year-old’s nephew. As the state’s attorney general’s investigation into the shooting remains open, protestors called for what they see as more accountability for police.
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