Sean Bell

A informant attended a meeting of Al Sharpton after a New York judge acquitted three law detectives of a fatal shooting of Sean Bell. He was shot 50 times by police in the hail of gun fire where two others were shot also. Mr.Bell was killed the day before his wedding. After the judge decision Al Sharpton vowed to stop the city. 200 protester in 2008 were arrested for civil disobedience at a major transit also.  The Settlement of the Sean Bell caseRead Full Story

It's been nearly five years since Sean Bell, an unarmed black man celebrating his bachelor's party, was shot and killed in a hail of 50 bullets fired by New York City police officers. This week one of the officers, Detective Gescard Isnora was one of five undercover detectives involved in the shooting that took place November 25, 2006. He testified along with fellow officer Michael Carey at a departmental disciplinary trial that the last thing he wanted do to that night was fire his gun. "All...Read Full Story

The city of New York reached a settlement today on the shooting of Sean Bell by police. The Bell estate will receive $3.5 million and the remainder will go to the families of Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield , who were with Bell on the night of the shooting. Bell was shot on the night before his wedding in 2006. "The Sean Bell shooting highlighted the complexities our dedicated officers must face each day. The City regrets the loss of life in this tragic case, and we share our deepest...Read Full Story

The city of New York reached a settlement today on the shooting of Sean Bell by police. The Bell estate will receive $3.5 million and the remainder will go to the families of Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, who were with Bell on the night of the shooting. Bell was shot on the night before his wedding in 2006. "The Sean Bell shooting highlighted the complexities our dedicated officers must face each day. The City regrets the loss of life in this tragic case, and we share our deepest...Read Full Story

Nicole Paultre-Bell , the young woman who lost her unarmed, would-be husband Sean Bell on the day before their nuptials nearly four years ago in an out-of-control hail of police bullets, is mulling over possibly running for the position of Queens City Council member. The seat of the late Councilman Thomas White, Jr . (who represented the 28th council district in Queens which incorporates Jamaica, Rochdale Village and Richmond Hill) became open when White recently died after a long illness...Read Full Story

One of the New York city police officers acquitted in the shooting of Sean Bell has filed suit against Bell's estate. Officer Michael Carey was one of the officers who shot Bell on his wedding night in 2006. Carey suffered leg injuries when Bell, who'd been drinking, got behind the wheel of his car after his bachelor's party. Carey claims that his leg injuries occurred before the gunfire shot down Bell, who was unarmed when police killed him. The suit was brought forth in Brooklyn federal...Read Full Story

New York City agreed on Tuesday to pay the family and friends of Sean Bell $7 million, four years after police officers shot and killed the 23-year-old black man the night before his wedding day. Bell's two children will receive $3.25 million and the remaining $3 million will go to Bell's friend Joseph Guzman, Bell's friend who was also injured that night. Trent Benefield will get $900,000. The New York Times reports that the wrongful death lawsuit also accused the NYPD of negligence...Read Full Story

As if the tragic death of Sean Bell in 2006 on his wedding day wasn't enough, now one of the NYPD officers involved in the shooting is suing due to an "injury" as a result of that night. According to NYPost : A cop involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell on his wedding day is now suing the dead man's estate -- claiming Bell drunkenly assaulted and badly injured him with a car right before the hail of police gunfire that brought the unarmed man down.  Police Officer Michael Carey's...Read Full Story

Word is circulating that Nicole Paultre-Bell, the widow to police shooting victim Sean Bell, may run for the newly vacated Queens City Council seat. Although nothing has been confirmed, the New York Daily News  reports that Paultre-Bell's lawyer said his client plans to pay her respects to former Councilman Thomas White, whose death left one of the boroughs city council seats vacant.  Politico reported on Wednesday night that Paultre-Bell is being asked to run by members of her Queens...Read Full Story

We are sad to report that today is the second anniversary of the killing of Sean Bell. A vigil was held on the spot where Sean Bell was killed at 4 am in Jamaica Queens on his wedding day. Binside TV spoke to Sean Bell's beautiful widow Nicole Paultre Bell at the Black Girls Rock! Awards when she was given an award for her courage. The NYPD officers involved in the fatal shooting were acquited and found not guilty . Nicole Paultre Bell was featured in the Rocawear "I Will Not Lose" Campaign...Read Full Story