Eric Duprey Life cut short for a wonderful father

Hi I am the mother of Eric Duprey, my sons life was cut short by an NYPD sergeant on Wednesday afternoon. Our family is devastated and we asking for justice to be made . Police say the undercover officer threw a plastic cooler at Duprey's head, causing him to fall and hit head on the ground.

Surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News shows the moment the picnic cooler was tossed.

Duprey, a father of two, later died at the hospital.

The officer was identified by the NYPD on Thursday as Sgt. Erik Duran. Duran's actions are now under internal investigation and the officer has been suspended without pay.

The sidewalk where Duprey died has bloomed into a memorial and his friends and family say regardless of what he was doing, he didn't deserve this.

They said aside from being a father, he also looked out for his neighbors.

Neighbor Eric DeJesus said that Duprey would often offer to find parking for him when he would come home tired and exhausted in the morning. Another elderly neighbor said Duprey carried her after she fell and broke her leg 10 years ago. She said she would never forget that.

The Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation has also opened an investigation into Duprey's death.

We asked you to help us on this hard times. Thanks!!