Death of New York motorcyclist in ‘buy-and-bust’ police operation deemed homicide

Eric Duprey died after a police officer threw a picnic cooler at him, knocking him off his motorbike

The death of a new New York scooter rider who died during a buy-and-bust" police operation in the Bronx has been upgraded to a homicide, the city medical examiner has said.

The examiner ruled Eric Duprey's death a homicide, caused by blunt force trauma to his head.