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NYPD Sergeant Convicted of Manslaughter in On-Duty Killing

2/7/2026

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NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for the 2023 death of Eric Duprey.
Duprey died after Duran threw a cooler at him during a drug sting.
The verdict marks the first conviction of an NYPD officer for an on-duty killing in ten years.
Duran was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
Duran was fired immediately after the verdict.

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NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for the 2023 death of Eric Duprey.
Duprey died after Duran threw a cooler at him during a drug sting.
The verdict marks the first conviction of an NYPD officer for an on-duty killing in ten years.
Duran was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
Duran was fired immediately after the verdict.