International Herald Tribune: “NEW YORK: An angry crowd demanded to know why police officers had killed an unarmed black man on the day of his wedding and wounded two of his friends. The victim, Sean Bell, 23, was supposed to have married the mother of his two young children Saturday.
On Sunday, some in the crowd called for the removal of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. At one point, the crowd of a few hundred counted off to 50, the number of rounds that are estimated to have been fired.
The shootings Saturday took place outside the Kalua Cabaret, a strip club where Bell’s bachelor party had been held. The survivors were Joseph Guzman, 31, who was shot at least 11 times, and Trent Benefield, 23, who was hit three times. Guzman was in critical condition Sunday and Benefield’s condition was stable.
At a news conference Saturday, Kelly said that the department was still piecing together what happened, and that it was too early to say whether the shooting had been justified. The car driven by Bell was struck by 21 of the police bullets after the vehicle rammed an undercover officer and hit an unmarked NYPD minivan. (AP)”
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