Oct 28, 2007 1:05 pm US/Eastern
Rev. Sharpton Demands Justice Over Road Rage Death
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Jayson Tirado was gunned down following an apparent incident of road rage.
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Reverend Al Sharpton is demanding answers after a deadly case of road rage involving an off duty police officer. (file)
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The Reverend Al Sharpton is demanding answers after a deadly case of road rage involving an off-duty police officer.
Jayson Tirado was killed last week when officer Sean Sawyer, by his own admission, shot at Tirado's car at 117th street and First Ave. while their two cars were jockeying for position – an alleged case of road rage by a New York City police officer.
The victim's fiancée, Lisa Claudio and their four-year-old daughter Jaylene attended Rev. Sharpton's weekly radio address at his Harlem headquarters.
"You just cannot arbitrarily kill people," said Sharpton. "This madness must stop."
Many in the victim's family and Rev. Sharpton, wonder why officer Sawyer was not arrested for leaving the scene of the shooting for 19 hours.
"If evidence was tampered with, and time was used to change anything, then you are involved in obstruction of justice," added Sharpton.
There is no law about leaving the scene of a shooting, but as Police Commissioner Kelly has noted, there are police rules about what officers must do after they fire their guns.
"There is an affirmative responsibility on the part of any officer who uses his or her weapon to stay on the scene and immediately notify the department," said Kelly. "[And] to render aid to anyone who may need it."
Before going to Tirado's wake, Rev. Sharpton said he welcomed Latino victims and hoped they could unite with the black community.
Officer Sawyer has been suspended without pay, while a grand jury investigates possible charges.
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