QUEENS In a very emotional moment, Guzman described the first of the 16 bullets to hit him. He took off his tie, stood up at the witness stand, unbuttoned his shirt and showed the bullet wounds.

Yesterday’s testimony in the Sean Bell “50 Shots” trial by Bell pal Joseph Guzman was a fireworks display that allowed the media to unleash all their favorite ghetto tropes, including drugs, the “stop ...

The Justice Department announced today (Wed., Feb. 17), that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers ...

For every innocent life loss as a result of gun violence or excessive force by the police there is a RIP hashtag. These social media markers are meant to raise awareness about injustices around the ...

A new three-part series recounts the tragic story of Sean Bell, as seen through the eyes of his fiancée, Nicole P. Bell. A new three-part drama series delves into the police shooting of 23-year-old ...

Today, three New York cops were acquitted of killing Sean Bell, an unarmed man on his wedding day. For more, host Farai Chideya talks with NPR's Robert Smith who's covering the story. From NPR News, ...

Three of the five New York Police Department officers accused of murdering a groom to be the night before his wedding were indicted Friday (March 16) by a grand jury. Although officers Marc Cooper, ...

The federal government says it won’t charge anyone and is ending its investigation into the death of Sean Bell, who was killed in November 2006 by NYPD cops the night before his wedding in a barrage ...