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The District Attorney and members of her executive team-including Chief Assistant District Attorney Amy Finzi, Counsel to the District Attorney Tarek Rahman, and Deputy Chief Criminal Investigator Wade Hardy-separately reviewed publicly available information, including materials related to civil proceedings for each case, and identified areas of needed reform and change. Shortly after the announcement, Black Westchester spoke to Danroy Henry Sr., father of Danroy ‘DJ’ Henry, and Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., son of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., to discuss the reopening of the investigations, on June 27, 2021.

#RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN 2016 PRO#

Along with several associates serving pro bono as Special Assistant District Attorneys, the Debevoise team evaluated whether legal grounds existed to resubmit charges to new grand juries related to the deaths of Henry, a 20-year-old Pace University sophomore shot by a Pleasantville police officer in October 2010 outside a Mount Pleasant bar, and Chamberlain, a 68-year-old former Marine who was shot by White Plains police in his home in November 2011. District Court judge, and Douglas Zolkind, a former federal prosecutor, both partners at the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, to conduct an independent review. More critically, it allows for prosecutors and law enforcement alike to take steps to ensure that tragedies like these are not repeated.”Īnnounced in 2021, DA Rocah appointed John Gleeson, a retired U.S. When those of us in the criminal justice system acknowledge where we can do better, increased transparency leads to more faith and trust in the system. “We are sharing our findings and recommendations in the hopes that we can improve the process in police-involved shooting cases to be more transparent, fair, and compassionate to grieving families.

by me and members of my executive team did, however, identify areas where real analysis and reform are desperately needed,” DA Rocah shared with Black Westchester. The review of the circumstances and aftermath of the shooting deaths of DJ Henry and Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. “The independent reviews have concluded that there is no legal basis to resubmit charges to a new grand jury. Wcdao Henry Report 72623 by BLACK WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE on Scribd Wcdao Chamberlain Report 72623 by BLACK WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE on Scribd In addition to the conclusion by special prosecutors, the District Attorney is releasing, within the limits of grand jury secrecy laws, her findings and recommendations, which can be found below. identified no new evidence to convene new grand juries. Rocah announced today that the independent reviews of the police-involved shooting deaths of Danroy “DJ” Henry, Jr. – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Independent reviews by special prosecutors did not identify a legal basis to convene new grand juries District Attorney makes findings, proposes reforms and legislation

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