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Family of man kill by NYPD warns Al Sharpton to 'Stay Away'
Family of unarmed black man shot dead by NYPD warns Al Sharpton to 'stay away from the funeral' after 'implanting himself into the service with speaking to the victim's mom'
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- Officer Peter Liang was patrolling a pitch-dark stairwell by flashlight, his gun drawn, when 28-year-old Akai Gurley was shot on November 20
- Liang fired without a word and apparently by accident, police said
- Gurley was mourned by relatives at a memorial at Brown Memorial Baptist in Brooklyn on Friday night
- His aunt has spoken out on behalf of the family to condemn Al Sharpton
- Hertencia Petersen claims Sharpton implanted himself into the funeral
- Gurley will be buried in New Jersey on Saturday
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Shot dead by police: Akai Gurley, 28, died from a single bullet to the torso inside the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project on November 20. He is pictured here with his daughter, Akaila
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The family of Akai Gurley - the unarmed black man shot dead by a rookie police officer in a darkened New York public housing stairwell - have warned Rev Al Sharpton to stop meddling in their affairs as they prepare to bury their son and father this weekend.
Gurley’s aunt, Hertencia Petersen - speaking on behalf of the man's mother, Sylvia Palmer - said the outspoken civil rights activist has been nothing but opportunistic over Gurley's death, seeing it as a political play when his family just want to lay him to rest.
Sharpton reportedly implanted himself into the planned memorial and funeral service this weekend without properly speaking with Gurley's parents.
'It’s been a nightmare,' Mrs Petersen told The New York Post.
'He just wants to take credit for this when he’s never even contacted my sister (Gurley’s mother).
'Who made you the spokesperson of our family? We just want to bury our nephew with dignity and respect.'
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Family pains: The stepfather and mother (center) of Akai Gurley attend his wake at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York on Friday
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3L9K4CUhj
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