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The NYC Council is fighting amongst themselves over the decision to rename a Queens street after Sean Bell, the twice-arrested drug dealer who was shot at 50 times by the NYPD after they mistakenly (they say) thought he was reaching for a gun. Bell was killed and his case resulted in major reforms in NYPD procedures, although the firing officers …

In a case that has riveted NYC for the last 17 months, today three NYC detectives were acquitted in the shooting death of Sean Bell, a black Queens man who was fired at 50 times after undercover officers claimed they thought he was going for a gun. No gun was ever found. Three detectives were found not guilty Friday morning …