NY - Deborah Danner, 66, fatally shot by NYPD in her Bronx apt, 18 Oct 2016

[Jennifer17]

I wonder if wearing RIOT GEAR would de-escalate a situation with a person with mental health issues? :no:

Eh? Do you think it could escalate more than it did? How much worse could it be?

 

[MsFacetious]

Wow. Add me to the not expecting that list.

 

[bluesneakers]

Police sergeant accused in murder of BX woman back in court

Hawk Newsome, of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, says Barry's indictment on murder charges is a step in the right direction.

"This is what we pushed for. This is what we fought for. What concerns me is the involuntary manslaughter charge, because that will carry a lesser sentence. I'd like to see him go away for a very long time," says Newsome.

NYPD sergeant due in court in fatal shooting of woman in the Bronx

He is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Deborah Danner inside her home in the Castle Hill section last October.

Danner has a history of mental illness and was shot while charging at Barry with a baseball bat in her apartment.

Maximum 25 years if convicted.

 

[bluesneakers]

Cop who shot mentally ill woman wants location of trial moved

The NYPD sergeant who fatally shot a bat-wielding Bronx woman gives his first public account of the incident in new court papers, describing the moment he pulled the trigger.

His lawyers say that nearly half of people who responded to a survey in the case indicated that they already believe he’s guilty of murder — and they blame Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial Begins For NYPD Sergeant Charged In Bronx Woman’s Death

Sgt. Hugh Barry is charged with murder, first-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2016 death of 66-year-old Deborah Danner.

Dozens of Barry’s supporters packed the courtroom Tuesday, some standing outside wearing hats with the hashtag #WeAreBarry. Danner supporters included members of the clergy.

Barry has pleaded not guilty. He was released on $100,000 bail and was suspended without pay from the NYPD.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/30/nypd-sgt-hugh-barry-deborah-danner-trial/

 

[JerseyGirl]

Prosecutor lays full blame on cop who shot mentally ill Bronx woman as murder trial begins

Deborah Danner

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...ot-mentally-ill-bronx-woman-article-1.3788062

 

[JerseyGirl]

The trial resumed Thursday ....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/02/01/nypd-sgt-hugh-barry-trial/

 

[JerseyGirl]

EMT Testifies Mentally Ill Woman Was Agitated

https://www.wnyc.org/story/emt-testifies-mentally-ill-woman-was-agitated-nypd-trial/

 

[JerseyGirl]

EMT was ready to move mentally ill Bronx woman before cop opened fire

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/emt-ready-move-mentally-ill-bronx-woman-shot-article-1.3795701

 

[JerseyGirl]

Bronx judge to hear engineer explain how mentally ill woman could use baseball bat to kill cop

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...t-testify-baseball-bat-kill-article-1.3803653

 

[JerseyGirl]

Closing Arguments Expected In Trial Of NYPD Sergeant Charged In Bronx Woman’s Death

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/sgt-hugh-barry-deborah-danner-trial-final-summations/

 

[JerseyGirl]

Police Sergeant Acquitted in Killing of Mentally Ill Woman

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/...quitted-in-killing-of-mentally-ill-woman.html

 

[JerseyGirl]

A Year Later, Trial of Officer Who Killed Mentally Ill Woman Is in Limbo

Following an administrative trial last January, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell is still weighing whether to fire Sergeant Hugh Barry, who killed Deborah Danner in 2016.

www.nytimes.com

A year ago, Sgt. Hugh Barry stood in a trial room at the headquarters of the New York Police Department after being accused of making reckless decisions that led him to fatally shoot a mentally ill woman in her Bronx bedroom in 2016.

Twelve months later, the outcome of that administrative trial is still unknown.

The two-week trial, which began on Jan. 18, 2022, focused on whether Sergeant Barry failed to follow the proper rules and procedures when responding to a 911 call about a 66-year-old schizophrenic woman in crisis named Deborah Danner, and whether he should lose his job as a result. Only six minutes had elapsed between the sergeant’s arrival at Ms. Danner’s building and the moment he shot her — not nearly enough time to fully assess the situation, lawyers for the Police Department argued.