New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter in cooler throwing death

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-police-cooler-death-convicted-3d84146766bac526c97d48d687f0ff77


NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was convicted Friday of second-degree manslaughter after he tossed a picnic cooler filled with drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the man to fatally crash his motorized scooter.

Judge Guy Mitchell handed down the guilty verdict Friday in Bronx criminal court in the case against Sgt. Erik Duran in the 2023 death of Eric Duprey.

“The fact that the defendant is a police officer has no bearing,” the judge said before reading out his verdict in a brief hearing. “He’s a person and will be treated as any other defendant.”

Members of Duprey’s family sobbed as the decision was read out. Orlyanis Velez, Duprey’s wife, said after that she was happy but also surprised.

?si=47UThM57mByg1n26

[wolfie001]

1. Amazing part of the story is a PO was held accountable

Hopefully ICE will be held accountable in the near future.