A demonstrator peers at a memorial to Akai Gurley at a public housing complex in Brooklyn, N.Y. Gurley was shot and killed by an NYPD officer in November 2014. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
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A police officer patrols during a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City on July 9. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of Akai Gurley's family gather outside the courthouse where former New York City police officer Peter Liang was sentenced for Gurley's shooting death in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption
Peter Liang pictured on Feb. 9, during his trial. He was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley in 2014. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
In this Feb. 20 photo, protesters attend a rally in Brooklyn, New York, in support of former NYPD police officer Peter Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter for the 2014 shooting death of Akai Gurley. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
Protesters attend a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 20 in support of a former NYPD Officer Peter Liang. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption