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.
2025-05-07 09:372485 view
2025-05-07 09:36301 view
2025-05-07 08:32422 view
2025-05-07 08:221759 view
2025-05-07 07:55168 view
2025-05-07 07:371124 view
The AP Top 25 college football pollis back every week throughout the season!Get the poll delivered s
Mass shootings have effects on communities that are felt long after the day’s tragedy. School shooti
BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read’s months-long murder case left her in “purgatory” and ”stressed every day,”