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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: The exterior of Club Kalua club where Sean Bell was shot and killed on his wedding day is seen November 28, 2006 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Sean Bell was killed and two friends wounded when New York City police fired 50 shots at them outside a strip club after Bell's bachelor party. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

The exterior of Club Kalua where Sean Bell had his bachelor party before being shot and killed a block away (Getty Images)

Ongoing Coverage of the Sean Bell Case

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From WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show and the WNYC Newsroom, comprehensive coverage and analysis of the November 2006 shooting of Sean Bell and subsequent trial, including community reaction, commentary and an exclusive interview with NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Update: Sean Bell Ruling

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 07, 2008

Today, organized "pray-ins" are scheduled for six locations around New York City. Coordinated by Reverend Al Sharpton, these demonstrations aim to draw attention to last weeks ruling involving the death of Sean Bell. New York State Senator Eric Adams and President of the Citizen's Crime Commission Richard Aborn discuss the latest.

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Gov. Paterson Weighs in on Bell Verdict

April 29, 2008

Governor Paterson says he's somewhat surprised by the acquittal of 3 police detectives in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell. Paterson says the verdict surprised him because of the number of shots fir....

Siegel Says Sean Bell Verdict Was Flawed

April 27, 2008

Supporters of Sean Bell held another rally Sunday at the Harlem headquarters of the Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network. REPORTER: Protestors want the US justice department to bring a fed....

More Rallies in Response Verdict in Sean Bell Shooting

April 27, 2008

Protesters will gather again today to express their anger over the acquittals of three police detectives involved in the Sean Bell shooting. REPORTER: Saturday, marchers in Harlem carried white plac....

New Yorkers React to Acquittals in Sean Bell Shooting

April 26, 2008

WNYC's Arun Venugopal talks with Weekend Edition Host Brian Zumhagen about the reaction to the acquittals in the Sean Bell shooting, and what's next for the NYPD detectives involved. ....

Rallies Follow Acquittals in Bell Shooting

April 26, 2008

The Reverend Al Sharpton led another rally Saturday, after Friday's acquittal of three police detectives involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell. REPORTER: Among those who gathered at Sharpton's....

Explaining the Ruling in the Sean Bell Case

April 25, 2008

A shocked, angry response from supporters of Sean Bell outside the Queens Courthouse today, when they heard the 3 officers charged in his death were acquitted of all charges. Joining us to explain wh....

Sharpton vows to Continue Fight Following Acquittal in Bell Case

April 25, 2008

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton vows to continue his fight for the family of Sean Bell and the victims of the police shooting that took Bell's life. Speaking at his Harlem headquarters, Sharpton s....

Acquitted

The Brian Lehrer Show

April 25, 2008

Guests, including: Patricia Williams, professor of law at Columbia University, writes the Mad Law Professor column for The Nation magazine, Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, WNYC’s Arun Venugopal and Cindy Rodriguez, Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, a group that monitors, the police civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby, Errol Louis, columnist for the Daily News, New York Times reporter Michael Wilson, and Queens City Council Member Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. (D- 27), react to and offer analysis of the verdicts in the trial of the police officers charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell.