Use of Force - Rafael Laureano & Francisco Carvajal

"Use of Force" is a sub-series of the podcast where we highlight one instance of NYPD use of lethal force over the past decade along the route we're walking for the week. The name refers to the Use of Force reports the NYPD generates each year where descriptions of these events are compiled. This week we discuss the 2014 deaths of Rafael Laureano, 51, and Francisco Carvajal, 47.  The two were shot by police in an Ocean Parkway apartment complex on response to a domestic dispute.  For more information including a mapping of lethal force in New York over the past decade, visit https://highleyvarlet.com/posts/Use_of_Force