Family of Akai Gurley, man fatally shot by NYPD, sues NYC
State Assemblymember-elect Charles Barron, left, and his wife, City Councilwoman Inez Barron, flank Melissa Butler, Akai Gurley's girlfriend, during a news conference in Brooklyn. AP Photo/Richard Drew
The family of an unarmed Brooklyn man shot by police in November has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against New York City.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, names the officer who shot Akai Gurley; his partner; and the city’s Housing Authority.
Police say Gurley was accidentally shot after opening a door in a dark stairway that Officer Peter Liang was patrolling.
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