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Program Guide Grand Jury Indicts Three NYPD Officers in Sean Bell Shooting, Two Face Manslaughter Charges Grand Jury Indicts Three NYPD Officers in Sean Bell Shooting, Two Face Manslaughter Charges 2007-03-19Audio of entire show: Related Tags: Other segments from this show: A grand jury has indicted three police officers in the killing of Sean Bell. Bell was killed in November on his wedding day when police fired 50 shots at a car carrying him and two friends. All three men were unarmed. Sources say two of the officers will be charged with second-degree manslaughter. A third officer will be charged with reckless endangerment. [includes rush transcript] Two of the officers involved in the shooting were not indicted. The grand jury deliberated for three days before handing down the indictment. It will be unsealed later today. Lawyers for the three officers said they had been told to surrender for arraignment this afternoon. Michael Oliver, who fired 31 of the shots, and Gescard Isnora, who fired 11, face the felony manslaughter charges. Marc Cooper, who fired four shots, faces the misdemeanor endangerment charge. Cooper and Isnora are black; Oliver is white. On Sunday, the New York Post had a front-page photograph of detective Michael Oliver with the headline "Rap Party." Oliver was spotted partying at one of New York's fancy restaurants ringing up a pricey tab. Local ABC 7 Eyewitness News captured video of Oliver eating dinner with three women and another man. During the meal, they were served pasta dishes with truffle oil, each plate costing 180 dollars. They drank five bottles of wines that cost $575 dollars each. The total bill for the dinner was over $4,200 dollars. Oliver is the cop who fired 31 shots. He emptied a magazine, reloaded his gun and continued shooting at Sean Bell and his friends.
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![]() Another important segment written by Pete Korakis, April 16, 2007
I once saw Graham Weatherspoon speaking live, with Grandpa Al Lewis. He is a very powerful presence who projects both courage and intelligence - full respect to all 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
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