Bronx borough president praises charge as ‘positive first step’ after Sgt Hugh Barry shot Deborah Danner,who had schizophrenia, last yearThe NYPD sergeant who fatally shot a mentally ill Bronx woman in her home was charged with murder on Wednesday afternoon, and pleading not guilty and posting a $100000 bond. Sgt Hugh Barry was also charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent murder for the shooting that sparked protest and deeply troubled top NYC officials.
Barry shot Deborah Danner in October after police were called to her apartment by a neighbor for a disturbance. Danner,a 66-year-ancient black woman with schizophrenia, had allegedly approached the officer with a bat after briefly wielding a pair of scissors.
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Source: theguardian.com