The family of a man killed by a New York City Police officer is speaking out after the police commissioner said she will not fire the officer who shot him, overriding a judge’s decision.
Allan Feliz fatally shot by NYPD officer during traffic stop
In 2019, then-Sgt. Jonathan Rivera and Officer Edward Barrett pulled over 31-year-old Allan Feliz in the Bronx for failing to wear a seatbelt, which he was. The officers ran his ID and discovered arrest warrants.
When the officers moved to pat down Feliz, he tried to drive away. Rivera deployed his Taser and lunged into the car. The car lurched forward, and Rivera shot Feliz in the chest.
The encounter was caught on body cam video…