Domestic Violence Month Highlights NYPD officer Who Survived with Silence - Rikers Problems Again -

Retired NYPD Detective Katrina Brownlee joins “In Focus” to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Brownlee was shot 10 times by her former fiancé, who was a corrections officer at Rikers Island. She first broke her silence excessively on NY1 with Cheryl Wills last year. This time, she discussed how she survived. Brownlee explained why she felt his badge was more important than her life and discussed the “blue wall of silence.” She shares why she wanted to become a police officer and why she kept it a secret from those on the force and in City Hall. Brownlee was former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bodyguard for nearly eight years and never said a word about the violence she endured. Brownlee, who retired last year as one of the NYPD’s top-ranked detectives, explained if she feels the NYPD and the city are doing enough to combat domestic violence. ************************ NEW YORK (PIX11) — After a violent stretch on Rikers Island, Department of Correction C