Shooting of Amadou Diallo
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The Shooting of Amadou Diallo was a 1999 police shooting in New York City in which an unarmed West African immigrant was killed by officers who fired 41 shots, sparking widespread outrage and debates over racial profiling and police brutality in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amadou Diallo police shooting | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in New York City
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killing by law enforcement officer ⓘ police shooting ⓘ |
| caused |
large protests in New York City
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national debate over police brutality ⓘ national debate over racial profiling ⓘ widespread public outrage ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials and vigils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1999-02-04 ⓘ |
| hasContext | late-1990s crime and policing policies in New York City ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | New York City Police Department officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Amadou Diallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedOfficer |
Edward McMellon
NERFINISHED
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Kenneth Boss NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit | NYPD Street Crime Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
calls for police reform in New York City
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criticism of NYPD Street Crime Unit ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
officers acquitted of all charges
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officers indicted on charges including second-degree murder ⓘ |
| location |
Bronx
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New York City ⓘ Soundview neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention ⓘ |
| numberOfShotsFired | 41 ⓘ |
| numberOfTimesHit | 19 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
police brutality in the United States
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racial profiling in the United States ⓘ use of force by police ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on policing and race
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documentaries ⓘ news reports ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | shortly after midnight ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeringAction | officers mistook a wallet for a gun ⓘ |
| victimAge | 22 ⓘ |
| victimArmedStatus | unarmed ⓘ |
| victimEthnicity | Black African ⓘ |
| victimGender | male ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Guinean ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | street vendor ⓘ |
| victimOrigin | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimStatus | West African immigrant ⓘ |
| year | 1999 ⓘ |
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Amadou Diallo police shooting