Judge Acquits Detectives in Bell’s 50-Shot Killing
Summary: New York Times published this article on April 26, 2008, and the EveryBlock system found it to be geographically relevant to Jamaica in New York. Below, you can read the article excerpt that mentions the given location and follow the link to read the full article.
News article details
The shooting of Mr. Bell, 23, outside a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, early on Nov. 25, 2006, the morning of the day he was to be married, was the city’s latest crucible for distilling questions about police treatment of people of color and the use of excessive force on unarmed black men. The shooting lasted seconds, but offered a glimpse of what it is to live in a neighborhood where black men and women are stopped and frisked at a higher rate than elsewhere in the city. Read the full article at the original source (New York Times)…
| Location | Jamaica |
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| Publication date | April 26, 2008 |
| Source | New York Times |
Added to EveryBlock on April 26, 2008.