Amadou Diallo

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Amadou Diallo was a 23-year-old Guinean immigrant whose 1999 shooting death by New York City police officers became a national symbol of police brutality and racial profiling in the United States.

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instanceOf controversial police killing in the United States
human
police shooting
song
ageAtDeath 23
associatedWith Stop-and-frisk debate in New York City
becameSymbolOf police brutality in the United States
racial profiling in the United States
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
police shooting
countryOfCitizenship Guinea NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States of America
date 1999-02-04
dateOfBirth 1975-09-02
dateOfDeath 1999-02-04
ethnicGroup Fula people NERFINISHED
familyName Diallo NERFINISHED
fullName Amadou Ba Diallo NERFINISHED
givenName Amadou NERFINISHED
hasMemorial Amadou Diallo memorial in the Bronx
immigratedTo United States of America
incident Shooting of Amadou Diallo NERFINISHED
killedBy New York City Police Department NERFINISHED
legalOutcome acquittal of involved officers
location New York City
Soundview, Bronx NERFINISHED
notableFor being an unarmed victim of police shooting
role in debates over NYPD practices
numberOfGunshotWounds 41
numberOfOfficersInvolved 4
occupation street vendor
performer Bruce Springsteen
perpetrator New York City Police Department Street Crime Unit officers NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Liberia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bronx NERFINISHED
New York City
religion Islam
residence Bronx NERFINISHED
New York City
shotsFired 41
shotsThatHitVictim 19
sparked civil rights demonstrations
nationwide protests
subjectOf documentaries about police violence
numerous news reports
song "American Skin (41 Shots)" NERFINISHED
song "American Skin (41 Shots)" NERFINISHED
trialLocation Albany, New York NERFINISHED

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