Word: diallo
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...realized that Amadou Diallo was not involved with the law at all, he was a target simply because he was black," Conner said. "I realized that it could have happened to me. The police were probably not even consciously racist, but this incident is indicative of a problem...
...Diallo died instantly in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment building, after being shot 19 times by police...
...police officers were members of an elite street crimes task force and thought Diallo matched description of a man wanted for rapes in the area...
What happened next has been disputed in court. Both the prosecutors and the defense agreed that Diallo reached for his wallet. The officers said they thought he was reaching for a gun. They opened fire, discharging 41 bullets in total...
...incident enraged New Yorkers both black and white, many of whom charged that the officers acted with either malice or, at best, gross indifference to Diallo's life. The Rev. Al Sharpton and others said they believed the shooting was in part racially motivated. A Bronx prosecutor filed charges against the officers, and the case was moved to Albany because of the publicity. Last Friday, a jury of four black women, one white woman and seven white men acquitted the officers, igniting protests across New York City...