Your response was just a vague. "there's not one leader, theres many leaders"
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Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday swore in the 16 members of the Ferguson Commission: a mix of lawyers, CEOs, former and current police officials and educators — along with one 20-year-old protester
Didn't you hear? Gov. Nixon got a group of lawyers, CEO's and police officers together... they are going to make sure things get done for the black community....
How many cops have actually did time for killing a young brother? I think just that cop that killed Oscar Grant and he only did like a year. Gotta love this country.
Jus seen the link, I didn't know that, but just as well I personally don't have any faith in the system to correct any social problems the way that communal effort does. Hope they make some breakthroughs tho
1. Create or designate the specific organization/group that is spearheading the effort in ferguson
1. They have Alderman, church officials, and NPOs that are shut out.
That is exactly what happened
[h1]Black cop killed by white officer: Horror in East Harlem as off-duty rookie is shot pursuing suspect[/h1][h2] [/h2]
BY ALISON GENDAR , ERICA PEARSON , BARRY PADDOCK , LEO STANDORA
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
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KEIVOM/NEWSPolice respond to scene in East Harlem on Thursday night where off-duty cop Omar Edwards was fatally shot by NYPD while in pursuit of carjack thief.
An off-duty rookie cop chasing a suspected car thief in East Harlem with his gun drawn was shot and killed Thursday night when an officer mistook him for a criminal.
"Police! Stop! Drop it!" cops from the 25th Precinct shouted at Omar Edwards, 25.
As he started to turn toward him - the gun still in his hand - an officer opened fire, sources said.
The officer involved in the shooting is white, Edwards is black and had no visible NYPD identification on him, sources said. It was unclear if Edwards identified himself.
"This is always a black cop's fear, that he'd be mistaken for a [suspect]," a source said.
His father couldn't fathom how such a fatal mistake could happen.
"If a police officer sees someone with a gun, you don't just fire without asking questions or trying to apprehend the person," said Ricardo Edwards, 72. "If the person was firing at a police officer, I understand."
"It's a horror for everyone involved. No one comes out unscathed," a police source said.
One dejected cop said Edwards "just became a new father. He took some personal time so he could take the baby to North Carolina to meet his folks."
Edwards' mother, Natalia Harding, said her son had just married his girlfriend,Danielle Glen, last month at City Hall. They have two kids - 11/2-year-old Xavier and 7-month-old Keanua.
"I'm hurt that they took my son. That's my baby they took from me. And all I got was his last hug and kiss when he went to work [tonight] and he said, 'Ma, I'll see you when I come home,' " Natalia Harding said between sobs Friday morning at her Brooklyn apartment.
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Edwards, who had been on the force less than two years and worked out of a Manhattan housing unit, had left work about 10:30 p.m.
He was in street clothes as he walked toward his car parked about a block away on Second Ave. between E. 124th and E. 125th St., where he saw Miguel Goitia rummaging through the vehicle. The driver's side window was busted out.
Edwards grabbed Goitia, who managed to slip out of his sweater and escape Edwards' grip, Kelly said.
Gun drawn, Edwards gave chase.
At the same time, three plainclothes officers in an unmarked car saw Edwards running down the street. The car made a U-turn, and one of the officers, a white cop with more than four years on the job, got out and fired six shots - hitting Edwards twice, once in the left arm and once in the chest, Kelly said.
Edwards did not fire his weapon.
Maalik Lane, 20, who was walking nearby, said suddenly he heard shots.
"More than five, boom, boom, boom, boom. Then there were just a lot of police blocking the streets."
Mayor Bloomberg, at a press conference at Harlem Hospital, said he expressed his sorrow to Edwards' wife.
"Nothing that you can ever say will bring back the deceased. He was there protecting the rest of us. We will find out what happened," Bloomberg said. "This is a tragedy. We'll see what we can learn from it."
Cops discovered Edwards was one of them when rescue crews cut open his shirt to treat the bleeding and saw a police academy shirt. They then searched his pockets and found his shield, sources said.
Investigators said the anti-crime cops arrested the car-theft suspect Goitia.
Edwards' mother said her son's dream was to be a cop.
"Ever since he was a little kid, he wanted to be a police officer. Something I didn't want, but it was his choice and he loved what he was doing. He loved helping other people," Harding said, noting she always worried about his safety.
[h1]NYPD officer Andrew Dunton, who shot and killed off-duty cop Omar Edwards in terrible friendly-fire incident in 2009, will be promoted to sergeant[/h1][h2]Dunton was previously cleared to return to active duty and passed the sergeant's exam, but Edwards' family has mixed feelings about his increase in rank[/h2]
BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Friday, September 28, 2012, 12:04 AM
Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 12:04 AM
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AARON SHOWALTER FOR NEW YORK DAIOfficer Andrew Dunton (l.) fatally shot fellow cop Omar Edwards in a 2009 friendly-fire incident; the latter was off-duty. Dunton is being promoted to sergeant.
The NYPD cop who shot and killed an off-duty fellow officer during a racially charged friendly-fire incident in 2009 will be promoted to sergeant on Friday.
The family of slain Officer Omar Edwards expressed mixed feelings over the new rank for Officer Andrew Dunton, 33.
Edwards, 25, was dressed in civilian clothes and chasing a man who had broken into his car in Harlem when he encountered Dunton and two other officers, as they jumped out of an unmarked car.
Edwards had his police shield in his pocket, but did not identify himself as a cop when the three officers ordered him to drop his gun. When Edwards instead turned toward the officers, Dunton shot him.
The incident raised anew a concern minority cops have when they’re not in uniform. Edwards was black. Dunton is white.
Edwards’ 75-year-old father, Ricardo, said Thursday that he does not hold a grudge against Dunton and gave his blessing to the promotion.
“I never met the man, but I have no hard feelings toward him,” he said. “I leave everything up to the Lord. He gives it and he takes it away.”
But the dead cop’s widow, Danielle — the mother of Edwards’ two sons — was disappointed.
JAMES MONROE ADAMS IV/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSOfficer Andrew Dunton (l.) fatally shot fellow cop Omar Edwards in a 2009 friendly-fire incident; the latter was off-duty. Dunton is being promoted to sergeant.
“She’s not happy about this, and I’m not happy about this,” said her father, William Glenn. “We acknowledge that what happened was an accident, but that shows you’re not supervisory material.”
The NYPD often keeps officers involved in controversial cases on restricted duty for months, if not years; such a move precludes any promotions.
But Dunton, whose colleagues described him as being devastated by Edwards’ death, was subsequently cleared by a grand jury and returned to full duty. He worked most recently in the juvenile justice unit.
After passing the sergeant’s test, he will be promoted along with 101 other cops at a ceremony at NYPD Headquarters in Manhattan.
Edwards’ father said his grief remains, but he is coping with it as best he can.
“I’ve got friends and family, and they keep me busy,” he said. “I go from day to day.”
[h1]My cop slay still haunts[/h1]
By M.L. Nestel
June 3, 2013 | 4:00am
Modal Trigg
SGT. ANDREW DUNTON Shot fellow officer dead in ’09.
An NYPD cop who accidentally killed a fellow officer spoke about the incident for the first time on the four-year anniversary — and said the pain of that day will never go away.
“I’m trying to get along with my life and hopefully the other side is getting on with their life,” Sgt. Andrew Dunton told The Post last week.
He vividly recalled the night of May 28, 2009. Dunton, who is white, was with fellow anti-crime-unit members when they saw 25-year-old rookie Officer Omar Edwards in plain clothes sprinting after a thief who tried to break into his car in East Harlem.
Edwards, who was black and worked a housing-project post, did not respond to the officers’ shouts of “Police! Drop it!” — and Dunton fatally shot the young cop in his heart, lung and chest.
It was only as Edwards lay dying that they realized they had felled one of their own.
Edwards was posthumously promoted to detective. The emotions are still raw for his family.
Danielle Glenn, 22, who was left to raise their children, Xavier and Keanu, said, “I have nothing to say about that.”
But Edwards’ 76-year-old father Ricardo said he forgives Dunton.
“We are all human beings,” he said. “I don’t hold him accountable for nothing whatsoever. He did what he had to do.”
But the father said he’s wounded.
“I think about Omar every second, every minute, every hour. It’s not an easy thing to live with.”
Dunton was at the 17th Precinct Community Council meeting on the East Side on Tuesday’s anniversary to deliver a slide show on the NYPD’s social-media strategy that targets gang violence.
One community member asked Dunton of his cyber undercover work, “Do you fear for your life?”
“Do I fear for my life? I always fear for my life,” he said. “Everyone should fear for their life. You don’t know what’s going to happen this year.”
That’s when he recounted the Edwards shooting.
“I hate to talk about this, but today actually marks the four-year anniversary — I was involved in a police-involved shooting which closed one door to my police career,” he said.
“But one door opened and I was allowed to do this, work on this and help affect other people.” “My door is always open,” he said. “Any kid can always come talk to me.”
The sergeant also uses his slide show to educate troubled youths.
“Their mentality is not there,” he said of the city’s estimated 330 crews and gangs — with 5,000 kids claiming membership.
[h1]Officer Who Shot Fellow Cop Liked by Neighbors[/h1]
Andrew Dunton, seen here in his yearbook picture from Bellport High School, is now on administrative duty.
Friday, May 29, 2009 • Updated at 6:49 PM EST
Andrew Dunton's parents said nothing when they were escorted by the Suffolk County police when they left their Long Island home Friday, but a couple of neighbors said plenty about the family.
"They're such good people," Bernice Cunningham said. "They're such a close family."
[h3]Neighbors Speak Highly of Embattled Office[/h3][h3] [/h3]
Neighbors of the the family of Officer Andrew Dunton had nothing but positive things to say about the man the day after he shot and killed a fellow cop. (Published Friday, May 29, 2009)
Dunton, an NYPD officer, shot and killed a fellow cop in a case of mistaken identity Thursday night. Officer Omar Edwards, not dressed in uniform, had his gun drawn as he chased a suspect on foot in Harlem. Dunton and two officers pulled up in an unmarked car and Dunton ultimately shot Edwards.
Cunningham said she's lived near the Duntons for years, and added that you couldn't say a bad word about Andrew.
"He's the best," she said. "If this really happened, trust me when I say, he thought he was doing the best for the citizens of the city. He's a really good guy, as honest and nice as they come.
Dunton, 30, went to Bellport High School and is a nearly five-year veteran of the force. He was recently married, but is now on administrative duty.
Another neighbor said "you couldn't ask for anything better. He was a good boy all these years. It was an accident."
