Demetrius Blackwell FOUND Guilty In Fatal 2015 Shooting Of NYPD Officer Brian

Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/09/officer-moore-murder-trial-verdict/

News storys are repoting that— Jurors on Thursday convicted Demetrius Blackwell of all charges, including first-degree murder, in the 2015 shooting death of NYPD Officer Brian Moore.

As CBS2’s Cindy Hsu reported, Moore was gunned down in 2015 while on patrol in Queens. The verdict for Blackwell came down just a day after the jury got the case.

The 25-year-old officer and his partner were in street clothes in an unmarked car when they attempted to stop Blackwell, who was suspected of carrying a handgun. Authorities say Blackwell opened fire, striking Moore in the head. He died two days later.

Back in 2015 in Queens Village, Officer Moore, 25 and his partner, Officer Erik Jansen, were on duty as plainclothes officers in an unmarked car searching for potential burglary suspects.

Prosecutors said the officers saw Blackwell “fiddling with something in his jeans” when they approached him. Blackwell opened fire on them, striking Moore in the head and just nearly missing Jansen.

Moore’s partner and others picked out Blackwell from a lineup, and prosecutors said Blackwell’s DNA was found on the two bullets left in the cylinder.

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