The 24-year-old love rival shot dead by NYPD cop Yvonne Wu was pictured on Thursday afternoon as her family and friends tried to raise money for her family.
Jamie Liang, 24, was collateral damage in the messy breakup between cop Yvonne Wu, 31, and Jenny Li, 23.
Liang was shot dead by Wu after arriving home with Li at Li's Bensonhurst apartment. Li and Wu dated for two years but broke up last month in ugly circumstances. Friends say the cop, who was eight years older than her girlfriend, was jealous and possessive.
Wu opened fire on the pair, shooting Liang multiple times and Li in the torso. Li survived and is in the hospital but Liang died last night.
On Thursday, her devastated family in Staten Island declined to speak. Friends shared kind words about her on a GoFundMe page.
'Our beloved friend, Jamie Liang, was taken away from us on October 13, 2021. She was a victim in a Brooklyn homicide case. We are raising funds to help her parents and family with the funeral arrangements.
'Jamie was a 24–year-old dental student at NYU who had a bright future ahead of her. She was loved by so many and filled every room with her kindness and lively spirit. We live to honor all the joy that she brought to the lives of her family and friends,' the page says.
Liang was believed to have been studying dentistry. She was due to graduate in 2024.
Friends set up a GoFundMe for Liang's family on Thursday. It seeks to raise $20,000 to pay for Liang's funeral. By 5pm Thursday, more than $7,000 had been raised.
VICTIM: Jamie Liang, 24, was collateral damage in the messy breakup between cop Yvonne Wu, 31, and Jenny Li, 23. Liang was shot dead by Wu after arriving home with Li at Li's Bensonhurst apartment. Li and Wu dated for two years but broke up last month in ugly circumstances. Friends say the cop, who was eight years older than her girlfriend, was jealous and possessive.
KILLER COP: NYPD cop Yvonne Wu, 31, (shown above, left, in her department photo, and right) opened fire at her ex-girlfriend, Jenny Li, 23, and Li's new girlfriend, Jamie Liang, 24, at Li's home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on Wednesday night. Liang died in the hospital an hour later
Wu - who has been a cop for five years and works out of the 72nd Precinct just four miles away - opened fire, shooting Liang in the chest and Li in the torso. Liang died in the hospital 50 minutes later. Li survived and is still in the hospital but is in a good condition.
Video shows the moment Wu was frisked by a patrol car before being taken away in handcuffs. She was transported to Maimonides Medical Center, where she remained as of Thursday morning undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
The New York Attorney General's Office told DailyMail.com it was reviewing the case, but no charges have been filed yet. Because it involves a cop shooting a civilian, the case is automatically referred to the AG's office.
Friends of the younger women say Li and Wu were in a romantic relationship for two years until last month. One friend said they broke up because Wu was a 'jealous psychopath.' They say she stalked Li and refused to give back her key to the apartment after they broke up.
One NYPD source told the New York Post that she was still spending the night at Li's home and was hopeful that they would get back together.
'She was still staying there on and off. She was still staying there some nights. It’s not that strange, maybe she thought it could still work out,' the source told the paper.
Liang's family on Staten Island were too distraught to speak to reporters on Thursday.
Emergency operators who picked up a frantic 911 call from one of the victims heard the shooter yell in the background: 'I told you not to mess with me... this is what you get!'
After shooting the two younger women, Wu walked outside the apartment and waited for cops to arrive.
She told one officer: 'I shot them both. The gun's inside,' according to a source.
This is the moment Wu was cuffed and taken in a police car to the hospital to undergo evaluation. She remained there as of Thursday morning
This was the chaotic scene outside the house in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, after the shooting Wednesday at 5 p.m. Wu is seen beside the open police car door
Medics are seen wheeling one of the victims away from the scene on a gurney. One neighbor told DailyMail.com the woman was 'green'
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