Nearly five years after the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kawaski Trawick in his Bronx apartment by NYPD officers in April 2019, Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced that the officers involved would not face internal discipline, stating they acted within the law. This decision has sparked significant backlash from Trawick's family, police reform advocates, and several public officials. Critics argue that this outcome reflects a broader issue of lack of accountability within the NYPD, highlighting a system that, across five years and two administrations, has consistently protected law enforcement officers from facing consequences for their actions.
Cops who fatally shot knife-wielding Kawaski Trawick inside his apartment in 2019 ‘acted within the law’: NYPD https://t.co/di0EsrSHw0 https://t.co/CJnjFVSaLN
Two NYPD officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick inside his Bronx apartment five years ago will not face internal discipline, the city’s police commissioner, Edward Caban, announced Friday. https://t.co/E63pnHTgL6
Officer who fatally shot Kawaski Trawick 5 years ago won't be disciplined, police commissioner says https://t.co/ju32Bv4dxO
NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban cleared two cops of any wrongdoing in the killing of Kawaski Trawick, drawing immediate rebuke from the man’s family and police reform advocates. https://t.co/w6sQ6tL3Z6
Kawaski Trawick should be alive today and @NYPDPC’s decision to not deliver on the principle of accountability is shameful. https://t.co/RgfpZa1fYp
My statement on NYPD Commissioner Caban’s decision to not hold officers accountable for the killing of Kawaski Trawick: https://t.co/GOx8PcmFur https://t.co/dcgiI1Ao1A
Police who shot and killed Kawaski Trawick won’t face discipline, NYPD commissioner says https://t.co/YIhRctYrgK
"Kawaski Trawick's family has waited five years and two administrations, only to be denied any semblance of justice. This is a shameful decision stemming from a cynical system and strategy across multiple mayors and commissioners to shield law enforcement from accountability." https://t.co/3nbeijC9Fb
"NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban has determined that two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick in April 2019 acted within the law for their actions leading up to the 32-year-old man’s tragic death." https://t.co/79Np2pi10K
“Nearly a year after a disciplinary trial for the cops who killed Trawick, the NYPD has still taken no action, and nobody will explain what they're waiting for.” #coverup https://t.co/Em3O6f0apr