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CBS 2 Coverage: 50-Shot Sean Bell Shooting Death

NEW YORK (CBS) ― In the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, undercover New York City police officers fired more than four dozen shots at a car in Queens. Sean Bell, 23, was killed. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, was his wedding day. Two companions were wounded. Here you will find CBS 2's archived coverage of the shooting from the very beginning to present day.

CBS 2 REPORTS

2008 ARCHIVE

APRIL

 April 25: Shouts Of "Murderer! KKK!" Outside Courthouse
 April 25: Full Text Of Judge's Comments In Sean Bell Verdict
 April 25: Cops Acquitted In 50-Shot Sean Bell Shooting Death
 April 23: Judge To Explain Verdict In Sean Bell Case
 April 22: Sean Bell Verdict Could Spark Protests In NYC
 April 22: Family, Friends Prepare For Sean Bell Acquittals
 April 21: Family, Supporters Of Sean Bell To Hold NYC Rally
 April 14: Tensions High In Closing Arguments Of Sean Bell Case
 April 10: Last-Ditch Effort By Defense In Bell Case Thwarted
 April 9: Sean Bell's Parents End Silence, Wait For Justice
 April 8: Analysis: Benefield Recording Helps Both Sides
 April 8: Sean Bell Trial: Flying Glass May Have Fooled Cops

2007 ARCHIVE

JULY

  July 24 -- Sean Bell Fiancee Filing NYPD Wrongful Death Suit

APRIL/MAY

 May 29 -- Sean Bell Attorney Wants Federal Investigation
 May 19 -- Family Marks Sean Bell's Birthday With Celebration
 April 11 -- Sean Bell Case In Court Amid Bitter War Of Words

MARCH

 March 29 -- Man Arraigned For Bell Witness Tampering
 March 28 -- New Arrest Made In Sean Bell Shooting Case
 March 19 -- 2 Cops Face Felonies, 1 A Misdemeanor
 March 17 -- Sources: 50-Shots Cops Won't Face Murder Charges
 March 17 -- Sources: 'No Joy, No Vengeance' For Bell Shooting Survivors
 Sources: Grand Jury Didn't Indict 2 Officers In Bell Shooting
 March 16 -- Sharpton Meets With Bell Family After Indictments
 March 16 -- Grand Jury In Sean Bell Case Indicts 3 Officers 
 March 16 -- Sources: 3 Cops Indicted In Sean Bell Shooting
 March 16 -- RAW VIDEO: Rev. Sharpton, Bell Family React To Indictments
 March 16 -- Grand Jury Resuming Deliberations 
 March 16 -- How Will New Witness Affect Grand Jury?
 March 15 -- Bell Mystery Witness Doesn't Live Up To Hype
 March 15 -- Bell Shooting Surprise Witness Testifies
 March 15 -- Sharpton Questions 11th Hour Witness In Bell Shooting
 March 15 -- Bell Grand Jury Adjourns For Night
 March 15 -- Bell Bombshell: New Witness Talks With DA's Office
 March 14 -- Bell Bombshell: Last-Minute Witness Comes Forward
 March 14 -- BOMBSHELL: Prosecution May Have Crucial Witness In Bell Hearing
 March 14 -- CBS 2 Exclusive: 11th-Hour Witness Comes Forward In Bell Case
 March 14 -- Sharpton: If Necessary, Special Prosecutor Will Be Called For
 March 14 -- Prosecutors Instruct Grand Jury
 March 14 -- Grand Jury: To Indict Or Not To Indict?
 March 14 -- Indictments Possible In Sean Bell Case
 March 14 -- Grand Jury Deciding On Officer Indictments
 March 13 -- City Braces For Decision In Sean Bell Shooting
 March 12 -- Grand Jury Deciding Officers' Fate
 March 11 -- Grand Jury To Deliberate On Sean Bell Case
 March 9 -- Last Officer Testifies Before Sean Bell Grand Jury
 March 7 -- Officers Tells Grand Jury About Shooting
 March 6 -- Police Officers Testify In Sean Bell Case
 March 5 -- Sean Bell Grand Jury Hears From NYPD Officers
 March 5 -- Sean Bell Grand Jury To Hear From Officers
 March 4 -- Cops In Bell Shooting To Face Grand Jury Monday
 March 2 -- Sean Bell Shooting Survivors Called To Grand Jury

JANUARY

 Jan. 22 -- Sean Bell Shooting Protestors Want Queens DA Removed From Case
 Jan. 22 -- Sean Bell Evidence Goes To Grand Jury
 Jan. 22 -- Grand Jury Begins Hearing Testimony Of Sean Bell Shooting Witnesses
 Jan. 10 -- Cuomo Meets With Sharpton And Sean Bell's Fiancee
 Jan. 5 -- NYPD Changes Training Methods After Bell Shooting
 Jan. 4 -- NYPD To Review Training After Bell Shooting
 Jan. 2 -- Sean Bell's Mother Leads Day 2 Of 50-Day Vigil
 Jan. 1 -- Mother Of Sean Bell Holds Vigil At 103rd Precinct

DECEMBER

 Dec. 23 -- Sharpton Dismisses Report That Bell Was Drunk
 Dec. 22 -- Officials: Sean Bell Was Driving Drunk 
 Dec. 21 -- 'Day of Outrage' Rally Held On Wall Street
 Dec. 18 -- Police Shooting Protesters Plan Wall St. March
 Dec. 17 -- Police Shooting: Sean Bell's Father Speaks Out
 Dec. 17 -- Dad: Bell Was To Tryout For Dodgers
 Dec. 16 -- Thousands 'Shop For Justice' On 5th
 Dec. 16 -- Shopping For Justice: Marchers Protest Police Brutality
 Dec. 16 -- Shopping For Justice: March Draws Many Different People
 Dec. 15 -- 'Shopping For Justice' March Planned For 5th Ave.  
 Dec. 14 -- Caught On Video: Stray Bullet From Bell Shooting
 Dec. 14 -- Bell Shooting: Stray Bullet Barely Misses Passenger
 Dec. 14 -- Sean Bell Shooting Bullet Nearly Finds Another Target
 Dec. 14 -- Surveillance Video Shows Errant Bullet From Sean Bell Shooting
 Dec. 14 -- Caught On Video: Bullet Fired In Sean Bell Shooting
 Dec. 11 -- Internal Report Raises Questions In Bell Shooting
 Dec. 11 -- Shopping For Justice: Massive Rally Planned After Sean Bell Shooting
 Dec. 11 -- Report: Groom Handcuffed After Shooting
 Dec. 11 -- 4th Armed Man Not Mentioned In Shooting Report
 Dec. 10 -- Queens Residents Protest Against Police Brutality 
 Dec. 9 -- Demonstrators March Against Police Brutality
 Dec. 9 -- Rallies Continue After Police-Involved Shootings
 Dec. 8 -- Fiancee Changes Surname To Honor Sean Bell
 Dec. 7 -- NYPD Undercover Tactics Under Big Microscope
 Dec. 6 -- Angry Protestors Demonstrate At NYPD Headquarters
 Dec. 6 -- Hundreds Of Protestors Demand Justice At NYPD Headquarters
 Dec. 6 -- Sean Bell Shooting Protestors Clash With NYPD
 Dec. 6 -- Police Shooting Victim: 'Thought I Would Die'
 Dec. 5 -- Benefield Makes Appearance At Sharpton's Midtown Summit
 Dec. 5 -- Benefield Appears With Sharpton, Thanks Community
 Dec. 5 -- Shooting Survivor Benefield Released From Hospital
 Dec. 4 -- Bell Shooting Surviving Victims Speak To Investigators
 Dec. 4 -- Bell's Fiance On Larry King: 'I'm Not Angry'
 Dec. 4 -- Survivors Of Bell Shooting Speak To Investigators
 Dec. 4 -- Witnesses: Man Threatened Bell Outside Club
 Dec. 3 -- Witnesses Talk To Prosecutors About Bell Shooting
 Dec. 3 -- Sharpton Wants Police Shooting Probes
 Dec. 2 -- Cops, Black Panthers Face Off After Funeral
 Dec. 2 -- Mourners Pay Final Respects To Bell
 Dec. 2 -- Raw Video: Shooting Victims' Attorneys Speak Out
 Dec. 1 -- Family And Friends Say Farewell To Sean Bell
 Dec. 1 -- Mother Of Police Shooting Victim Urges Calm 
 Dec. 1 -- Critics: 'Phantom Gunman' Claim Not Working
 Dec. 1 -- Mourners Pay Respects To Bell
 Dec. 1 -- Exclusive: Witnesses In Hiding, Fear Retribution

NOVEMBER

 Nov. 30 -- Sources: Cops Find Mystery 4th Man From Bell's Car
 Nov. 30 -- CBS 2 Exclusive: Sources Say Bell's Half-Brother Is Elusive 4th Man
 Nov. 30 -- CBS 2 Exclusive: Sources Say Witnesses In Hiding, Fear Retribution
 Nov. 30 -- Arrests Provide Lead On Missing Sean Bell Witness
 Nov. 30 -- CBS 2 Exclusive: 5 Witnesses To Bell Shooting Saw Things Differently
 Nov. 30 -- Bell Investigation: Police Make 4 Arrests
 Nov. 30 -- Groom Shooting: Cops Hunt for Mystery Suspect
 Nov. 30 -- Groom Shooting: Looking For 2 Witnesses In Deadly Shooting
 Nov. 29 -- Questions Surface Over Who Will Testify In Sean Bell Shooting
 Nov. 29 -- Tale Of 2 Shootings: City's Response To Diallo Vs. Bell
 Nov. 29 -- Bell Family Returns To Shooting Scene Looking For Answers
 Nov. 29 -- Investigation: Cops Believe A 4th Man With Bell Was Packing Gun
 Nov. 29 -- Devastated Family Visits Scene Of Groom's Shooting
 Nov. 29 -- Sean Bell's Family Visits Queens Shooting Site
 Nov. 29 -- Experts: 50 Shots Not Necessarily Excessive
 Nov. 29 -- Witnesses Offer New Insight Into Groom Shooting
 Nov. 29 -- Family Of Sean Bell To Visit Scene Of Deadly Shooting
 Nov. 29 -- Four of 5 Shooters Identified In Groom Killing
 Nov. 28 --Mayor Defends 'Excessive Force' Comments
 Nov. 28 -- Undercover Cop Thought Passenger Had Gun
 Nov. 28 -- Cops Say They're Ready To Testify
 Nov. 28 -- NYC Mayor Meets With Shooting Victim's Kin
 Nov. 28 -- Raw Video - Bloomberg Meets Bell Family
 Nov. 28 -- Mayor Bloomberg Reaches Out Again To Bell Family
 Nov. 28 -- CBS 2 Learns More Information About Officer Who Shot 31 Times
 Nov. 28 -- CBS 2's Pablo Guzman Speaks To Sean Bell's Father
 Nov. 28 -- Community Leaders Rip NYPD Over Shootings
 Nov. 28 -- Groom's Father: 'They Killed My Son'
 Nov. 27 -- NYC Crowd Calls For Justice In Death Of Groom
 Nov. 27 -- Groom Shot By Police Made Sacrifices For Family
 Nov. 27 -- Investigation Continues In Deadly Shooting
 Nov. 27 -- NYC Mayor: Killing Of Groom 'Unacceptable'
 Nov. 27 -- Kelly Asks Community To Wait Before Judging
 Nov. 27 -- Community Leaders Demand Answers
 Nov. 27 -- Bride-To-Be Mourns Slain Fiance
 Nov. 27 -- Police Investigate Shooting Death Of Groom
 Nov. 27 -- Raw Video - Bloomberg News Conference
 Nov. 27 -- Sources -- Single Officer Triggered Gunfire
 Nov. 27 -- Bloomberg Responds To Shooting
 Nov. 27 -- Bride-To-Be Sounds Off On 'Murderers'
 Nov. 27 -- Will Criminal Charges Be Filed?
 Nov. 27 -- Victims' Families Gather At Hospital
 Nov. 27 -- How Fast Can You Fire 31 Rounds?
 Nov. 27 -- Queens DA To Take Time With Investigation
 Nov. 27 -- May Be Case Of 'Contagious Gunfire'
 Nov. 27 -- Bloomberg Meets With Community Leaders
 Nov. 26 -- Kelly Doesn't Know Why Cops Fired At Groom
 Nov. 26 -- Protestors March After Police Kill Groom
 Nov. 26 -- Police Shooting: The Investigation Continues
 Nov. 26 -- Family Grieves For Groom Shot Dead On Wedding Day
 Nov. 26 -- New Details Emerge In Police Wedding Day Shooting
 Nov. 26 -- Family Of Sean Bell Feels Betrayed By Police
 Nov. 25 -- Family Of Dead Groom Speak Out
 Nov. 25 -- Cops Shoot 3 After Bachelor Party; Groom Dead
 Nov. 25 -- Police-Involved Shooting At Nightclub In Queens
 Nov. 25 -- Man Dies In Police Shooting Outside Strip Club
 Nov. 25 -- Kelly: Not Sure Why Cops Killed Groom

OTHER HIGH-PROFILE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
--  February 1999: Amadou Diallo, Bronx
-- March 2000: Patrick Dorismond, Midtown
--  May 2003: Ousmane Zongo, Chelsea
-- January 2004: Timothy Stansbury, Brooklyn
-- October 2004: Manuel Chametla, Queens
--  January 2006: Eric Hernandez, Bronx

NYPD PATROL GUIDE: DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE
PG 203-12
The New York City Police Department recognizes the value of all human life and is committed to respecting the dignity of every individual. The primary duty of all members of the service is to preserve human life.
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The most serious act in which a police officer can engage is the use of deadly force. The power to carry and use firearms in the course of public service is an awesome responsibility. Respect for human life requires that, in all cases, firearms be used as a last resort, and then only to protect life. Uniformed members of the service should use only the minimal amount of force necessary to protect human life. Where feasible, and consistent with personal safety, some warning, such as "POLICE. DON'T MOVE," should be given. Deadly force is never justified in the defense of property. Above all, the safety of the public and uniformed members of the service must be the overriding concern whenever the use of firearms is considered.
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Guidelines For The Use of Firearms
(a) Police officers shall not use deadly physical force against another person unless they have probable cause to believe they must protect themselves or another person from imminent death or serious physical injury.
(b) Police officers shall not discharge their weapons when doing so will unnecessarily endanger innocent persons.
(c) Police officers shall not discharge their firearms in defense of property.
(d) Police officers shall not discharge their firearms to subdue a fleeing felon who presents no threat of imminent death or serious physical injury to themselves or another person present.
(e) Police officers shall not fire warning shots.
(f) Police officers shall not discharge their firearms to summon assistance except in emergency situations when someone's personal safety is endangered and unless no other reasonable means is available.
(g) Police officers shall not discharge their firearms at or from a moving vehicle unless deadly physical force is being used against the police officer or another person present, by means other than a moving vehicle.
(h) Police officers shall not discharge their firearms at a dog or other animal except to protect themselves or another person from physical injury and there is no other reasonable means to eliminate the threat.
(i) Police officers shall not, under any circumstances, cock a firearm. Firearms must be fired double action at all times.

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