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Sean Bell

Case from Queens, NY dated Nov 25, 2006

Victim Details

Sean Elijah Bell

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2006-11-25

23

Sean

Bell

07/22/2026

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On the morning of November 25, 2006, Sean Bell, a 23-year-old unarmed African American man, was shot and killed by New York City Police Department officers in the borough of Queens. The shooting occurred just hours before he was scheduled to be married. Bell was leaving his bachelor party at the Kalua Cabaret, a strip club that was under police surveillance for alleged prostitution and drug activity. He was in his car with two friends, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield.

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  • Sean Elijah Bell (1983-2006) • - Blackpast
  • Nov. 25, 2006: Sean Bell Murdered - Zinn Education Project
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    I've been following Sean Bell's case for a while, and one aspect that just keeps gnawing at me is th... ...Read More
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    I've always found the circumstances surrounding Sean Bell's tragic passing incredibly unsettling, es... ...Read More
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