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before lighting his own car
on fire, Harrison said.
Two officers from the
precinct then confronted
Davis. “The subject brandished
a knife and charged
at the officers,” Harrison
noted, leading both officers
to fire their weapons
several times.
Police recovered the
knife that Davis allegedly
brandished, a 12-inch
kitchen knife. NYPD officials
displayed a photo
of the weapon during the
press conference.
The two officers involved
in the shooting were taken
to North Shore University
Hospital in Manhasset for an
evaluation, Harrison said.
A probe is now being conducted
by the NYPD Force
Investigation Division, according
to the chief.
Davis faces charges of
arson, attempted arson,
four counts of menacing a
police officer, three counts
of reckless endangerment,
and criminal possession
of a weapon.
Schools
“The lack of diversity
in our specialized high
schools and schools citywide
remains controversial
and emotional, and
the plan put forth by the
city has only made matters
worse,” said Liu.
“What we need is openmindedness
and open dialogue
in order to build
a consensus for a plan
going forward. Through
our community forums,
we will solicit, facilitate,
aggregate and deliberate
the concerns and suggestions
of school officials,
educators, parents, activists
and all stakeholders.
I have every confidence
that this issue,
however controversial,
can unite rather than
divide communities.”
In order to facilitate
constructive debate about
solutions, the state senators
announced that a series
of community forums
will be held citywide,
with a schedule slated to
be released this week.
According to New
York State Assembly
Speaker Carl Heastie,
the assembly will also
hold hearings on the
matter in early May.
“I am joining Senator
Liu today to call for
increased conversation
around the issue
of school diversity in
New York City’s specialized
high schools,” said
Ramos. “Our black and
brown children are not
being accepted into specialized
high schools at
the rate they should be,
and we need to accept
that one test cannot possibly
capture the potential
of each student. I am
looking forward to having
more conversations
about this issue with
my colleagues, parents
and students.”
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone
at (718) 224-5863 ext. 214.
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(From l. to r.) Senators Kevin Parker, Velmanette Montgomery, John Liu and Jessica Ramos.
Photo via Twitter/SenatorParker
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