Sean Bell shooting incident
Electrician, Deceased Person
1983 – 2006
Who was Sean Bell shooting incident?
The Sean Bell shooting incident took place in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States on November 25, 2006, when three men were shot at a total of fifty times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers, killing one of the men, Sean Bell, on the morning before his wedding, and severely wounding two of his friends, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman. The incident sparked fierce criticism of the police from some members of the public and drew comparisons to the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo. Three of the five detectives involved in the shooting went to trial on charges ranging from manslaughter to reckless endangerment, and were found not guilty.
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- Born
- May 18, 1983
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- John Adams High School
- Lived in
- Flushing
- Died
- Nov 25, 2006
Jamaica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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