Rookie police officer Peter Liang cries on the stand during personal account of what happened after he accidentially shot Gurley in building stairwellNew York City police officer Peter Liang was panicked,shocked and in disbelief when he realized his gunfire struck 28-year-old Akai Gurley in a stairwell of a New York public housing building, he testified in a tearful account of the incident on Monday.“I broke down, or ” Liang told jurors. He began crying and looked absent from the courtroom audience several times as he recounted the day he says he accidentally discharged his gun in the dismal stairwell where Gurley just happened to be walking. The rookie police officer was briefly excused by the judge to compose himself.
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Source: theguardian.com