Newburgh, NY - Two Cops on Leave After Shooting that Killed Activist's Son
Newburgh, NY - Two City of Newburgh police officers have been placed on administrative leave after they were involved in the shooting that killed the son of an outspoken black community activist last night, inciting a volatile mob scene of anti-cop onlookers. "They killed my son," said activist and father Omari Shakur, standing on the outskirts of the yellow police tape.
Shakur said his youngest son, Antonio "Tony" Bryant, 23, was dead at the nearby Newburgh campus of St. Lukes Cornwall Hospital from a bullet wound to the head.
According to city police, a shootout began when Sgt. Frank Labrada tried to stop a red Jeep Cherokee in the area of City Terrace and Van Ness Street about 7 p.m. Bryant, dressed all in black with a black hood, jumped from the Jeep and fired shots at Labrada as he got out of his police car. Then Bryant ran south, toward Broadway. Another officer, William Lahar, had just finished a traffic stop on Broadway when he saw Bryant with a gun. Police said Bryant opened fire at both Labrada and Lahar. Officer Lahar shot back at Bryant, killing him.
The two police involved have been placed on administrative leave, the police department said this morning that both will be interviewed by the New York State Police Critical Review Team.
Police Chief Eric Paolilli said that Bryant had fired first at Labrada and Lahar, and that Lahar’s shooting of him was “reasonable and justified.” In many police departments, placing officers on leave after they're involved in a shooting is standard practice.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 10/31/2006 11:54:00 AM
9 Comments:
At 1:58 PM,
Anonymous said…
Don't speak of what you don't know
At 2:08 PM,
Anonymous said…
"They killed my son," said activist and father Omari Shakur, standing on the outskirts of the yellow police tape.
MAYBE THIS LOVING FATHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIS SON WHILE HE WAS ALIVE, THAT THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU SHOOT AT POLICE OFFICERS. AT LEAST HE SPENT HIS LAST MOMENTS WITH HIS GUN. THE PARENTS OF THESE KIDS ALWAYS CLAIM THAT THEY WERE ANGELS AFTER THEY ARE KILLED COMMITTING A CRIME.
At 2:58 PM,
Anonymous said…
from "the record" they [expletive] killed my son, said activist and father Omari Shakur, standing on the outskirts of the yellow police tape.
At 3:19 PM,
Anonymous said…
Let's give the father the benefit of the doubt and attribute his failure to educate on who not to point a gun at to poor parenting skills. But if the boy was so important to him, why didn't he acknowledge that he was his son and give him the same last name. Something is odd here.
At 8:44 PM,
Anonymous said…
FROM THE TIMES HERALD RECORD:
Bryant had been paroled from state prison in July. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the killing of Delroy Williams in Newburgh in July 2001.
"They killed my son," said activist and father Omari Shakur, standing on the outskirts of the yellow police tape.
Those are probably the same words that Delroy Williams' family used.
At 10:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
They probably had the same name at birth, but when they turn moslem they take on these weird name like Omari Shakur. This is pure librialism, punish the police officer for doing the right thing. Poor little boy didn't know better, after all he was in prison for such a looooong time.
At 5:24 PM,
Anonymous said…
no one deservers what happened to toni there's no justifing shootin someone IN THE BACK of there head the police in newburgh are veryb so cricket
At 2:39 PM,
Anonymous said…
Nobody should have to loose a child to any form of violence. But even the best of heathens know that violence begets violence. Shakur's methodologies were to point accusing fingers and shout inappropriately when ever he could. He raised this child the way he knew how. And this is where it got him. You teach hate, you get hate.
At 2:16 PM,
Anonymous said…
This is why I left the Newburgh seven years ago. That other blogger is correct. Violence begets violence. None of us are entitled to anything in this world.
If you want respect, your must earn respect. The 'victim' was just released from prison for taking the life of another person. Let us all try to remember, what goes around comes around.
Anyone who can read can see that this community leader has failed his own family, so how can he do anything for the betterment of a community like Newburgh.
It disturbs me to see that this is the type of leadership that some of the people of the City of Newburgh are following. Its no wonder that the City has become such a cess pool.
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