Cop Acquitted In Road Rage Shooting Of Unarmed Man

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — The off-duty police officer who killed Delrawn Small in a road rage shooting has been acquitted of all charges, officials announced Monday.

A jury found Wayne Isaacs, 38, not guilty of murder and manslaughter on Monday after three days of deliberation in Brooklyn federal court, court records show.

"What Wayne Isaacs did that night," Small's siblings said in a statement, "leaving him to bleed out and die, when he had so many other options - was murder, in cold blood."

Isaacs stood accused of shooting the 37-year-old three times on July 3, 2016 after he allegedly cut off Small while driving near Atlantic Avenue and Bradford Street in Brownsville.

Isaacs testified that he shot Small in self defence after Small jumped out of his car, threatened to kill Isaac and punched him in the face, the Daily News reported on Wednesday.

But surveillance video first discovered by the New York Post shows Small was shot almost immediately after approaching the car and Isaacs did not present medical evidence that confirmed he had been hit.

Small’s family, who were in court on Monday to hear the verdict, released a statement on Twitter after the acquittal calling for Isaacs to be fired from the NYPD, where he serves in Bed-Stuy's 79th precinct.

"An officer, who is so trigger-happy that he immediately shoots and kills a civilian simply approaching his car, is a threat to public safety," said Small's family, but also noted, "Nothing can bring Delrawn back or fill the void in our hearts and lives from our brother being taken from us by this senseless murder.

The Attorney General’s office prosecuted the case after Governor Cuomo's 2015 executive order mandating the state investigate deaths of unarmed people killed by police officers.

“We are disappointed by the verdict,” said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a statement. “I also want to thank the family of Delrawn Small for their courage and perseverance in the face of tragedy.”

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