The Latest: Ex-cop in fatal shooting apologizes to partner
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The Latest on the case of a New York City police officer charged with fatally shooting a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex (all times local):
3:30 p.m.
A former police officer convicted of accidentally shooting an unarmed man in the stairwell of a New York City apartment building has apologized to the man's domestic partner.
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Peter Liang met with Kimberly Ballinger Thursday morning at an office near the Brooklyn District Attorney. Ballinger's attorney, Scott Rynecki, says Liang expressed remorse over the death of 28-year-old Akai Gurley. She in turn told Liang that because of his actions, her 3-year-old daughter will grow up without a father.
Rynecki says the meeting was arranged by Liang's attorneys. He was convicted of manslaughter by a jury. Prosecutors said they won't seek jail time.
Ballinger's lawyer said the meeting was short and somber.
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Liang was fired after the verdict. His partner who was at the scene but not charged was also fired.
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1:30 a.m.
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A prosecutor says he'll ask a judge not to give jail time to a New York City police officer convicted of accidentally firing a stray shot into a public housing stairwell that killed an unarmed man, a recommendation that the victim's family says "diminishes" his death.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Wednesday that Officer Peter Liang acted recklessly, but he didn't intend to kill 28-year-old Akai Gurley.
He says justice will be served if Liang is sentenced to probation and six months of house arrest. Liang was fired from the police force last month.
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Gurley's family says Thompson's recommendation "diminishes Akai's death." They say they'll implore state Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to sentence Liang to time in prison at a court proceeding next month.