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May 7, 2008 11:30 pm US/Eastern

Paterson To Meet With Sharpton, Bell Family

Governor Hoping To Avoid More Civil Disobedience

NEW YORK (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: New York Gov. David Paterson will meet with The Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of Sean Bell on Thursday in New York City.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Police line up protesters placed under arrest during rallies staged by Rev. Al Sharpton on May 7, 2008.
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New York Gov. David Paterson is scheduled to meet privately with the Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of fatal police shooting victim Sean Bell.

Paterson will meet with Sharpton and Bell's relatives Thursday afternoon in New York City -- a day after protests took place around the city.

The governor expressed surprise at last month's acquittal of three New York Police Department officers in the November 2006 shooting of Bell.

Paterson says he was surprised because of the number of shots fired.

The officers fired 50 times at Bell and two of his friends as they sat in a car on the day Bell was to be married.

Sharpton and nearly 200 others were arrested Wednesday amid a series of protests throughout the city.

Hundreds took to the streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn as part of the citywide "slowdown" effort led by Sharpton and his National Action Network. Police have arrested those who took part in acts of civil disobedience by blocking the streets to rally, along with entrances to the Triborough, Manhattan, and Brooklyn bridges.

Sharpton was arrested without incident at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, along with Bell's fiancé, Nicole Paultre Bell, and the two shooting victims who survived, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman.

Bell's parents were also arrested.

One of the arrested protesters told CBS 2 the protests go far beyond Bell's death alone.

"We have to stand up for something or we'll fall for anything. It's not just about Sean Bell, it's about every man that's been injustly killed in America," he said. "The point to make to the people is to get their attention. It could be their son tomorrow or their daughter tomorrow."

Police estimate about 190 people were apprehended overall.

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