A Few Clouds 30°
Tag:

Thomas Brant

Police & Fire
Reading Officer Acquitted Of Manslaughter In 2018 On-Duty Shooting Of Unarmed Man Reading Officer Acquitted Of Manslaughter In 2018 On-Duty Shooting Of Unarmed Man
Reading Officer Acquitted Of Manslaughter In 2018 On-Duty Shooting Of Unarmed Man A jury acquitted a Reading police officer on Monday, Nov. 21, in the shooting death of a 43-year-old unarmed man while responding to reports of an assault in 2018. He is the first officer in nearly 30 years to face a jury for an on-duty killing.  Officer Erik Drauschke was charged with manslaughter in the killing of Alan Greenough. A caller told police that Greenough had attacked two people at a home attached to an East Coast Gas station on Feb. 3, 2018. Drauschke, who went to that call, responded to a similar call the night before at the same address against Greenough, t…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier