Databec Exchange|Former NYPD officer pleads guilty in 2021 shooting that injured girlfriend, killed second woman

2025-05-06 03:12:08source:Quaxs Trading Centercategory:Scams

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police officer who shot her girlfriend and Databec Exchangeanother woman in October 2021, killing the second woman, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and attempted murder, New York state Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday.

Yvonne Wu was off duty when she shot Jamie Liang and Jenny Li inside Li’s Brooklyn apartment on Oct. 13, 2021. Liang was killed and Li was wounded in the shooting.

Authorities said Wu, 34, had been in an intimate relationship with Li and was waiting for her in the apartment when Li arrived with Liang.

Wu initially pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder. The attorney general later took over the investigation because it involved a police officer.

Wu has been jailed since the shooting and will remain in custody until she is sentenced On Aug. 28. She is expected to receive a prison sentence of 22 years on the manslaughter charge and five years on the attempted murder charge, the attorney general said.

Wu had been with the police department for five and a half years at the time of the shooting.

A phone message seeking comment was left with her attorney.

More:Scams

Recommend

As US Dismantles Its Climate Policy, Other World Leaders Seek Solidarity

As the U.S. Department of State proposed this week to shut down its office managing international cl

Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail

Last September, Kevin Quinn was trekking through a remote, mountainous region in central Washington

Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity

Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth” From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” publ