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6 years: ‘It’s a disgrace’
By Tina Moore
Published Sep. 16, 2023, 11:14 a.m. ET

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Alexander Evans, who gunned down Officer James Holmes
on March 23, 1986, was sprung from Otisville Correctional
Facility on Monday after the state Parole Board decided in
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“It’s pathetic,” said retired NYPD Sgt. Edward Burmeister,

who responded to the shooting the night Holmes was
murdered.

“To me it makes no sense. [The Parole Board] just seems committed and focused on making everything
look good. You’re releasing people that committed heinous crimes,” the 22-year veteran of the NYPD
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Holmes was off duty and visiting a friend when Evans robbed him in the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville,
knocking him unconscious.
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Evans, who was on probation for a 1984 robbery conviction at the time, took the officer’s gun and holster
and left, but immediately returned and shot him four or five times in the chest in cold blood.
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Law enforcement sources said the surge in freeing cop killers is due in large part to a revision in 2017 to
the rules governing how the 17-member parole board weighs a prisoner’s release, thanks to years of
lobbying by prison reformers and legal groups. Now on

A “risk and needs assessment” score that considers factors such as an

inmate’s age and record while in prison now “controls the process” a see also
source said.

“They used to give a lot more weight to the crime committed. Now they
look at how reformed the person is, as in good behavior in prison, and
their age and health. They also look at whether they’ll be able to get a
job and have a place to live,” the source said. “All the factors get
lumped together in an algorithm that determines how likely they are to Widow of slain NYPD
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“When will someone in a position of power step up and say this is wrong? When will our leaders find the See All
moral courage to finally do the right thing and put a stop to it?” said Police Benevolent Association
President Patrick Hendry.

The state needs to “appoint parole commissioners who care about crime victims,” more than criminals, he
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Holmes’ family continues to mourn, and remember their hero.

Two days after the 25th anniversary of his death, his granddaughter Alisha Holmes — who followed in his
footsteps and became a sheriff’s deputy in Marin County, Calif. — posted a touching tribute on his online
memorial page.

“After 37 years, I am just now discovering the many memories shared on this page of my grandfather,”
she wrote on March 25. “And I’ve never been more proud to be a 3rd generation law enforcement officer
than I am today.”

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