A detective with the New York police department was fired over the shooting death of a 23 year old in 2006. Three officers also were forced to resign for the shooting that took place near a nightclub in the Queens, said authorities. Ray Kelly, the police commissioner accepted the PD’s administrative trial ruling.
Three detectives, Marc Cooper, Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora were acquitted of any criminal charges back in 2008. Nevertheless, the three plus three others faced an administrative trial to see if they had acted improperly.
Isnora fired the first shots that were deadly. He was fired by the NYPD. Three others forfeited leave balances and time served and forced to resign. One officer received a notice of retraining in the use of tactics and one officer was cleared of any wrongdoing.
The shootings took place outside a nightclub in the Queens while a bachelor’s party was taking place. One person was killed and two were injured seriously. There were a number of accounts of what happened at the scene. Officers who were undercover and investigating prostitution at the nightclub said they identified themselves but other witnesses said they did not. Officers said they felt that at least one of the three shot, had a gun, but on one ever located one after the shootings.
Over 50 shots were fired in the span of just a few seconds. One officer fired 31 times, while another fired 11 times.
