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Prosecutor Says Officer Created Chaos Before Shooting Psychotic Woman

Sgt. Hugh Barry, center, a New York Police Department officer facing murder and manslaughter charges, arrives at his trial in the Bronx, Jan. 30, 2018. Barry ignored his training and provoked the confrontation in which he killed a mentally ill 66-year-old woman wielding a baseball bat, prosecutors said on Tuesday. (Gregg Vigliotti/The New York Times)