A community fundraising effort has raised more than $500,000 for the baby of slain NYPD Officer Erin Piacenti, who was eight months pregnant when she was shot and killed in August 2023 by an off-duty police officer in a Brooklyn apartment building. The case has drawn widespread scrutiny and calls for accountability, with the New York Attorney General's office opening a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting. Piacenti, a 30-year-old officer with the NYPD, was pronounced dead at the scene, and her unborn son was later delivered by emergency personnel. The investigation comes amid ongoing public debate over police use of force and the initial decision to treat the incident as a self-defense matter.
Crowds raise $500K for Erin Piacenti's baby as AG probes deadly NYPD shooting NBC New York
