The Latest on the Police Killing of Eric Duprey

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 30, 2023
Last Wednesday, Eric Duprey was killed when a plain clothes NYPD officer knocked him off a motorbike by throwing a picnic cooler at his head during what news outlets are saying was a drug bust gone wrong. Bahar Ostadan, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering the NYPD and public safety, reports the latest on the incident, what accountability the officer will face and examines how police pursuits and drug busts are supposed to be conducted.

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