Sandy G was a Black Puerto Rican woman from Williamsburg, Brooklyn and she died at the hands of a white cop who entered her home on a supposed wellness check but instead shot her in her bed three times, claiming she raised her gun even though forensics conclusively determined she did not. Words escape me as I sit here wondering how many more lives need to be taken before something is done about the lives taken by police.

This shooting was investigated for 6 months before it was determined as justified. A black woman's murder was determined as justified but every detail of this case points to a cover up. As you'll learn from hearing her son's story in this episode, there is a shocking reason why the case did not go to court. Governor Cuomo of NY and the State Attorney General have failed this woman's family, because they did not intervene even when there was evidence of misconduct, conflict of interest and culpability. It becomes clear when you listen to the case details that cops with connections might be able to get away with murder in the state of New York.

There are glaring problems with the narrative and case details that lead us to understand that Sandy's death wan't the result of self defense on the part of the cop. This man was in full control of the situation and he should be arrested and charged.  Listen to the details of this case to hear what really happened that fall afternoon in 2017.

After listening to the case details and her son's story, if you also feel that more answers are needed please sign the family's petition. Please share their instagram and social media pages as well, to demand that the case be reopened and the cop responsible, arrested. Sandy was a wonderful mother, a two time cancer survivor, with a background in social work and a veteran officer  - but none of these things mattered to the man who entered her room while she lay defenseless and shot her to death.

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/andrew-m-cuomo-justice-reforms-in-honor-of-sandy-guardiola
Social Media: @JusticeforSandyG_
https://www.facebook.com/groups/347082589589643/