Three detectives were found not guilty Friday morning on all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, who died in a hail of 50 police bullets outside a club in Jamaica, Queens.
During the 26 days of testimony, the prosecution sought to show, with an array of 50 witnesses, that the shooting was the act of a frightened, even enraged group of disorganized police officers who began their shift that night hoping to arrest a prostitute or two and, in suspecting Mr. Bell and his friends of possessing a gun, quickly got in over their heads.
For the complete story go to http://www. nytimes. com/2008/04/26/nyregion/26BELL. html?bl&ex=1209268800&en=0f8a35dd4edbbafb&ei=5087%0A
During the 26 days of testimony, the prosecution sought to show, with an array of 50 witnesses, that the shooting was the act of a frightened, even enraged group of disorganized police officers who began their shift that night hoping to arrest a prostitute or two and, in suspecting Mr. Bell and his friends of possessing a gun, quickly got in over their heads.
For the complete story go to http://www. nytimes. com/2008/04/26/nyregion/26BELL. html?bl&ex=1209268800&en=0f8a35dd4edbbafb&ei=5087%0A