Sean Bell Shot 50 Times by NYPD Officers on Night Before His Wedding

Sean Bell, 23, was shot 50 times by five NYPD detectives outside a Queens strip club on the night before his wedding. Bell and two friends were unarmed. Detectives fired 50 shots total. Three officers were tried and acquitted of all charges on April 25, 2008. The case became a rallying point for police accountability activists in New York.