Complaint #202003918,
June 4, 2020

Officer: Burnett, Jamarr
Complainant: Black Female, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Burnett, Jamarr
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Burnett, Jamarr Black Female, 30-34 Offensive Language: Race Substantiated (Charges)
Burnett, Jamarr Untruthful Statement: Misleading official statement Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Burnett, Jamarr
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, October 10, 2023
APU Not guilty

Summary

On June 4, 2020, members of the [redacted] NYCHA community held a vigil in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn, after the police involved shooting death of [redacted]'s brother, [redacted] two days prior. At approximately 8:30 p.m., as [redacted] was walking away from the vigil while crying, Police Officer Jamar Burnett, of the 112th Precinct, allegedly said, "He should not have been shooting at cops. I would have shot that little nigger myself" (Allegation A: Offensive Language - Race, [redacted]). Ultimately, Sergeant Lisandro Pena, also of the 112th Precinct, and PO Burnett walked away from the interaction.
During his statement to the CCRB on January 5, 2021, PO Burnett repeatedly stated that he did not recall the event in question (Allegation B: Untruthful statement – Misleading official statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 4, 2020
Received: June 5, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Lisandro Pena, Kevin Walsh
Video evidence collected