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LATEST NEWS:
Diallo family agrees to $3 million settlement
Four years after four police officers responsible for the shooting of Amadou Diallo were cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the West African immigrant's death, the slain man's family has agreed to accept a $3 million settlement to end their lawsuit against the City of New York. Full story
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Street crime unit dismantled
Citing shortages in other areas of a shrinking police department, newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced in May 2002 that the controversial street crime unit — which gained national attention when four of its officers were charged in connection with Diallo's shooting — would be disbanded.
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Jan. 31, 2001Acquitted officers won't face federal charges
April 18, 2000: Diallo's parents sue New York City
March 2, 2000: Justice Dept. to look at case
March 1, 2000: Lawmakers threaten boycott
Feb. 25, 2000: Protestors converge outside courthouse
Verdict: Officers cleared of all charges
Feb. 28, 2000: Jurors defend acquittal
Feb. 25, 2000: Jurors receive more readbacks, focus on justification
Feb. 24, 2000: Jurors to enter third day of deliberations
Feb. 24, 2000: Jurors get more readbacks
Feb. 24, 2000: Jurors shift focus to Boss and McMellon
Feb. 23, 2000: Jury deliberations begin
Feb. 22, 2000: Prosecutors call shooting unjustified
Feb. 22, 2000: In closing, defense calls shooting justified
Feb. 18, 2000: Justification key to closing arguments
Feb. 17, 2000: Judge allows lesser included charges
Feb. 16, 2000: Defense rests; closing arguments next Tuesday
Feb. 15, 2000: Murphy, Boss thought Diallo aimed gun
Feb. 14, 2000: Carroll and McMellon defend their actions
Feb. 14, 2000: Carroll: I thought my partner's life was in danger
Feb. 11, 2000: Diallo cop defense hinges on officers' credibility
Feb. 10, 2000: Experts: Diallo was upright during most of shooting
Feb. 10, 2000: Judge admits hostile defense witness' TV interview
Feb. 9, 2000: Hostile defense witness: Diallo shot while down
Feb. 8, 2000: Prosecution rests
Feb. 8, 2000: Medical examiner: Diallo shot while down
Feb. 7, 2000: "Earwitness" suggests police cover-up
Feb. 4, 2000: Diallo's mother remembers son one year after killing
Feb. 4, 2000: "Subway vigilante" Goetz case influences defense
Feb. 3, 2000: Diallo's roommate testifies
Feb. 3, 2000: Neighbor recalls well-lit shooting scene
Feb. 2, 2000: Shooting scene takes center stage
Feb. 2, 2000: Defense - shooting tragic accident, not murder
Feb. 1, 2000: Jury selected for Diallo trial
Jan. 31, 2000: Two blacks among five picked for jury
Jan. 31, 2000: Snowstorm, protests greet first day of jury selection
Jan. 28, 2000: Officers' defense depends on light, autopsy evidence
Jan. 28, 2000: Diallo judge has no-nonsense reputation
Trial preview
Apr. 15, 1999: Diallo protest turns spotlight on police brutality nationwide
Apr. 8, 1999: Police arrest rape suspect officers sought when they shot Diallo
Mar. 31, 1999: Officers charged with second-degree murder
Mar. 29, 1999: Diallo's parents return to New York
Mar. 26, 1999: Grand jury votes on indictments
Mar. 24, 1999: Four officers decline to testify for Bronx grand jury
Mar. 19, 1999: N.Y. attorney general to probe "stop and frisk" practice
Mar. 18, 1999: Justice Dept. announces civil rights probe
Mar. 16, 1999: Giuliani's popularity plummets after shooting
Mar. 15, 1999: Ex-mayor David Dinkins arrested at sit-in
Feb. 17, 1999: Johnnie Cochran predict civil suit
Feb. 16, 1999: Protests spread to Guinea
Feb. 12, 1999: Thousands attend memorial service
Feb. 5, 1999: New York awaits answers in police slaying
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Amadou Diallo was unarmed when he was killed by police in a fusillade of 41 bullets outside his Bronx apartment house on Feb. 4, 1999. The four officers were acquitted of all state criminal charges on Feb. 25, 2000.
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