Ousmane Zongo, a Burkinabé arts trader, was tragically killed on May 22, 2003, during a police raid at a Manhattan warehouse in New York City. Zongo, who was 43 years old at the time, was working in his studio repairing art, furniture, and musical instruments when the incident occurred. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) was conducting a raid on the warehouse, targeting a CD/DVD counterfeiting operation. Zongo, however, had no involvement in the counterfeiting scheme and was not a targe
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