A New York City Police Department sergeant has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter for throwing a cooler at a man on a motorized scooter in the Bronx in 2023, killing him, the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced February 6.
According to the attorney general’s office, Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, of Putnam County, was found guilty in a bench trial before Judge Guy Mitchell in Bronx Supreme Court. The office said Duran, a member of the NYPD’s Narcotics Borough Bronx Tactical Response Unit, forcefully threw a cooler at Eric Duprey, 30, as Duprey was driving a motorized scooter on August 23, 2023, causing his death.
