A 15-year-old went to a Brooklyn parade. The NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting
Associated PressNEW YORK — Camden Lee was leaving high school football practice in September when he saw the photograph, splashed across the New York Police Department’s social media accounts, that would soon upend his life. “I used to have a lot of trust in the NYPD and how they do things,” said Lee’s mother, Chee Chee Brock, whose older son recently joined the force. Camden Lee, left, cooks breakfast while his mom Chee Chee Brock, right, gets ready for work, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. In the 17 days between the shooting and the release of the photo, federal agents seized phones from Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who then resigned, telling officers that the investigation “created a distraction for the department.” “There’s tremendous pressure on the NYPD to serve up results in a high-profile shooting like this,” said Wylie Stecklow, a civil rights attorney who is representing the family as they weigh a possible lawsuit.
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