Extra: At Murder Trial NYPD Firearms Expert Delivers as He Did a 2016 Baby with Luigi Echo - more here, including on Mangione Judge's Preferences
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100 CENTRE ST, Jan 29 – A man is on trial for second degree murder before Justice Ann Scherzer in 100 Centre Street. On January 15 a police officer who specializes in criminal intelligence, including monitoring the social media account of drill rappers, was on the stand. Inner City Press was there.
The officer said he gains insight through following music accounts; he named one that has gone offline (or changed its handle) since the incident. Gangs prefer to solve their problems with violence? He was asked, and quipped: Or make a new song.
He was shown video of youths running near 148th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue and the prosecutor asked, Do you recognize-
“Beyond the scope!” one of the defendant’s two lawyers objected. Judge Scherzer overruled. The trial continued - it was still going two weeks later.
On January 29, NYPD ballistics and firearm experts were on the stand. After testimony about the cycle of fire and bullets stacked as in a Pez dispenser, Detective Matthew Brady took the stand, to deliver expertise on firearms microscopy. Nearly ten years ago he delivered a baby in front of the precinct in Bensonhurst. Now his expertise has grown.
As he testified, over in EDNY a man was detained for trying to free Luigi Mangione from the MDC.
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