I shot from my gun and took the life of another person. I apologize to you. Reporter liang was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting. Prosecutors say that the cop accidentally fired a shot and ricocheted off the wall and struck gurley in the chest. He was unarmed. Liangs supporters say he was a scapegoat treated unfairly because he is asianamerican. But others disagree. You are a murderer. Reporter many believe that liang was treated specially because he was a cop. You took a piece of me. You took a piece of my heart. Because of the actions of peter liang, my daughter is i am without my partner. A mom with without her son. Reporter criminally negligent homicide is a felony and the judge said it would be more productive for liang to do community service, 800 hours of it and five years of probation. The brooklyn da will appeal the reduced charge. This is a long ways from over. Reporting from downtown brooklyn, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Developing in the New York Primary, the comptr
Reporter there were rallies for peter liang and akai gurley outside the courthouse and they were waiting for the outcome. As soon as the families came out, some cheered. The other side came out very disappointed and angry. The family of akai gurley came out crying and holding on to one another. The media gathered around them and things got ugly. We were pushed and shoved by those who were protesting for justice for akai gurley. The family didnt want to speak, asking the media to leave them alone. I wasnt hoping for anything. I just thought that he would be convicted the conviction was going to stay. Never in my mind did i think it would be reduced. This was the purview of the jury. We felt there was enough evidence to support the findings for manslaughter. We did not think the judge would reduce the findings. Reporter protestors on both i do not believe there should have been an indictment in the first place. I dont believe that peter liang is a criminal. If it was me or anybody else,
Repeated target of Donald Trumps criticism. A preview of his sunday morning conversation. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Getting bigger right now. Big boom. Hail hitting the truck. My house is pretty much gone. Tornadoes tear through the south. There it is. We felt the shaking of the home. My god, this is real i nearly fainted when by saw this up here. Donald trump meeting with rnc Reince Priebus and they are blasting his views on national security. He is really unprepared to be commander in chief and leader of the free world. Hillary clinton losing her cool when confronted by an activist. I am so sick of the Sanders Campaign lying about this. President obama hosted a a shooting at a bus station in virginia. A state trooper shot dead. Two other people wounded. Quite a tragedy for all ever us. Players in the u. S. Womens soccer team filed a federal complaint about equal pay. Their pay is four times less than their male counterparts. Thi
About somebody having a gun, they need to tell the Police Department and not be afraid to do so. Ms. Brewer and others tonight are urging residents of Public Housing complexes to conquer their fears for their own good. Theres going to be a moment of silence at about 6 30 tonight followed by a solemn march to psa 5 to honor officer holder. Live tonight, n. J. Burkett, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Were learning more tonight about officer holder. The Third Generation Police Officer who always wanted to be a cop had recent hopes of becoming a detective. He was supposed to close on a new home just next month. So much ahead of him, dreams unrealized. The man who laid his life on the line being remembered tonight as the light of his family. Darla miles in far rockaway. Holder grew up in guyana with his late mother but it was went to backyard barbecues, listen today soca and served as dj. Its a difficult time because this is the first time in a decade theyre gathering without him. If i would hav
Modells at 12 30 in the morning. What can i do . Nuts. When people were putting them down, we were up for them. You have to give them credit. Youre getting emotional. I am. I love them. So happy that theyre crying. For fans, theyre going to have wait over a week for a taste of the world series since the fall classic opens up on the road, but already a lot of fans hoping the mets will win the world series in games 4 or 5 so they can win it all here at home. Marcus solis, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Go mets. Thank you. So we still dont know who the mets will play but we do know game 1 of the world series will be on tuesday, october 27th in kansas city or toronto. Game 2 will be on wednesday. Then the excitement moves to citifield on friday, saturday, and necessary. Sports anchor rob powers with a look at the potential matchup. Its a waiting game for the they knethey they know they open the series that night but who will it be . They need one more win and they host the final two games agai