NYPD Investigates Its Own Fatal Shooting of a 66-Year-Old Black Woman

“We failed,” said NYPD commissioner James O’Neill.

“Every life to me is precious. I think that we’ve been in this business a very long time, we’ve established procedures and protocols for handling emotionally disturbed people. That’s to keep everybody safe, that’s to keep the cops safe, the community safe, and the person that we’re dealing with safe.”