Sean Bell shooting incident

Electrician, Deceased Person

1983 – 2006

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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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