Brooklyn NY, US, February 20, 2016: A woman holds a sign reading "No scapegoating" during a demonstration against the conviction of former New York City police officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct in the 2014 shooting death of a black man in a housing project.
Brooklyn, NY, US, February 20, 2016: Thousands of people filled Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, NY, to protest against the conviction of Peter Liang, a former New York City police officer who shot and killed Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man, in a housing project in November of 2014. A jury found Liang guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct on February 11, 2016. Liang was a rookie officer patrolling a dark housing project stairwell when the shooting happened. He is to be sentenced on April 14. He faces up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter conviction.
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