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NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
A New York City Police Department sergeant who shot and killed a mentally ill black woman two years ago was found not guilty following a bench trial. According to the New York Post, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary acquitted Sgt. Hugh Barry of all charges, including murder, in the October 2016 death of 66-year-old…
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NYC Police Sergeant Who Fatally Shot Mentally Ill Black Woman Wants Location of Trial Moved
New York City Police Sgt. Hugh Barry, who fatally shot a mentally ill Bronx woman, is arguing for a change in venue for his murder trial. According to the New York Post, in court documents, which provide Barry’s first public account of his deadly encounter with 66-year-old Deborah Danner, Barry describes the moment he says…
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Police Union Launches Fundraiser for NYPD Cop Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
The Sergeants Benevolent Association has deemed it appropriate to start a GoFundMe account for a New York City police sergeant who has been charged with murder in the death of an elderly, mentally ill woman from New York’s Bronx borough. Sgt. Hugh Barry was suspended without pay from the Police Department after he was charged in…
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NYC Police Officer Arrested for Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman: Report
Law-enforcement officials say that a New York City police sergeant was arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of an elderly, mentally ill woman inside her Bronx apartment in October. The New York Times reports that the arrest of the police supervisor, Sgt. Hugh Barry, comes after months of investigations into the deadly encounter with 66-year-old…
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NYC Police Officer Kills 66-Year-Old Mentally Ill Black Woman
A police officer shot and killed a mentally ill 66-year-old black woman in her Bronx, N.Y., apartment Tuesday night. The incident calls into question the New York City Police Department’s use of force and the protocol that should be followed when dealing with “emotionally disturbed” people, The Atlantic reports. The victim, identified as Deborah Danner,…
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