Crime & Justice

NYPD Sergeant Charged With Manslaughter in Cooler Toss That Killed Fleeing Man

‘EXCESSIVE FORCE’

The Sergeants’ Benevolent Association has blasted local prosecutors, saying Erik Duran made a “split-second decision” when he threw a cooler at a fleeing suspect.

A bicyclist rides past a New York Police Department precinct.
Reuters/Carlo Allegri