New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction on Friday, Feb. 6, of NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran, 38, of Putnam County, on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree in relation to the death of Eric Duprey, 30, amid a drug sting operation in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx in the summer of 2023.
As reported, according to the NYPD and prosecutors with the Office of the Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation, on Aug. 23, 2023 Duran, working undercover as part of an NYPD’s buy-and-bust drug operation or Narcotics Borough Bronx (NBBX) Tactical Response Unit, threw a picnic cooler at Duprey at 2505 Aqueduct Avenue in Fordham Manor, as Duprey was trying to escape the sting on a scooter, knocking him to the ground. He incurred head and other injuries and died.
In January 2024, as reported, James announced manslaughter charges were being brought against Duran in the context of the fatal water cooler throw, having opened the investigation into the case in September 2023…