Vol. 71/No. 9 March 5, 2007
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N.Y.: Protesters demand justice for Sean Bell |
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Militant/Dan Fein
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NEW YORK, February 19—”People need to come out here and march,” said Joseph Guzman at a protest here today demanding justice for Sean Bell. Guzman was shot 16 times November 25 in a hail of 50 police bullets that killed Bell and seriously wounded Trent Benefield. “It’s time to come together and make sure this never happens again,” Guzman said.
More than 100 people marched from the 103rd Police Precinct in Jamaica, Queens, to a local church to mark the end of a 50-day vigil protesting Bell’s death (above). Some 300 people gathered at the church, where Bell’s mother thanked those who had brought solidarity to the site. A monthly candlelight ceremony will begin outside of the 103rd Precinct February 23. —WILLIE COTTON Related articles: Court declares ‘not guilty’ cops who killed youth in 2002 in Downey, California Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |