In 2014, a Chinese American police officer named Peter Liang fatally shot Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man, in a Brooklyn housing project stairwell. This tragic event brought together two marginalized communities and sparked outrage over police brutality and racial bias in the criminal justice system.
Down a Dark Stairwell
On a fall day in 2014, a devastating incident occurred in a Brooklyn housing project when a Chinese American police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man, triggering widespread community unrest.