Killing of Timothy Stansbury
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The killing of Timothy Stansbury Jr. occurred in
Initial official reaction
Unlike previous incidents, the official response of the NYPD was quick and condemnatory. Said Police Commissioner
Investigation
A grand jury convened on January 30, 2004 to investigate the shooting; this was also the day of Stansbury's funeral.[3]
Controversy over
Grand jury decision
On February 17, 2004 after nearly a month of investigation, the
Aftermath
In 2006, Officer Neri was stripped of his gun permanently, given a 30-day suspension without pay and reassigned to a property clerk's office by Police Commissioner Kelly, a punishment the Stansbury family considered inadequate.[6] As of 2011, Neri was still employed with the New York Police Department making $76,488 annually.[7]
In May 2007, the New York Police Department agreed to pay $2 million to the family of Timothy Stansbury.[8]
"Fight Until the End", a song on the album Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come recorded with vocalist Immortal Technique, is dedicated to Stansbury. A short documentary about the shooting, Bullets in the Hood: A Bed-Stuy Story, won the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking.[9]
See also
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- New York Times25 January 2004,P.1.
- ^ Saltonstall, David "Mike's Promise At Roof-Slay Site" New York Daily News, 31 January 2004, p.2.
- New York Times11 February 2004, p. B4.
- New York Times18 February 2004, p. B1.
- New York Times, 31 December 2006
- ^ Outcast cops still rake it in New York Post 20 March 2011
- New York Times24 May 2007
- ^ "Bullets in the Hood: A Bed-Stuy Story". Downtown Community Television Center. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
External links
- Stansbury Killer Gets Cop Union Post, Village Voice, March 22, 2005