NEW YORK (October 26, 2015) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement in response to the slaying of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder:
“A tragedy like the murder of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder can overwhelm a community looking for solutions to street violence and criminal justice reform.
“On behalf of the National Urban League Movement across the country, I offer deepest sympathy to Officer Holder’s family, his fellow NYPD officers and the tight-knit Queens community of Little Guyana that nurtured him and grieves his loss. We pray for justice and healing.
“The grievous slaying of Officer Holder has thrown intense scrutiny on a judge’s decision to place the suspected shooter, Tyrone Howard, in a drug-treatment program earlier this year following Howard’s guilty plea on a drug charge. While we welcome this national discussion of alternative sentencing, we are hopeful that our collective grief over Officer Holder’s loss will not cloud our judgement on the issue.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Teresa Candori
tcandori@nul.org
(212) 558-5362
