Liang supporters ready to deliver national message

As in about 40 other cities, the mostly ethnic-Chinese community will gather in front of the Washington Monument on Saturday morning in a rally to support New York City police officer Peter Liang, whose manslaughter conviction was seen by many as unfair.

Liang, a 28-year-old rookie NYPD officer, was found guilty on Feb 11 by a Brooklyn jury of second-degree manslaughter and official misconduct in the 2014 shooting of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man, in a Brooking housing project.

The manslaughter charge carries up to 15 years in jail. The sentence will be announced on April 14. Liang plans to appeal the verdict.