February 1999
Four NYPD Street Crimes Unit officers — Kenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, and Richard Murphy — fired 41 shots at Amadou Diallo, 23, a Guinean immigrant, in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment building, striking him 19 times. Diallo had reached for his wallet. All four officers were acquitted of all charges in February 2000. The killing and acquittal sparked mass protests across New York.
Following Amadou Diallo's killing, weeks of daily civil disobedience protests occurred at One Police Plaza in Manhattan. Over 1,200 people were arrested in deliberate acts of civil disobedience organized by Rev. Al Sharpton and others, including former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, and actress Susan Sarandon. The protests were among the largest acts of sustained civil disobedience in New York since the civil rights era.
Events
- February 4, 1999NYPD Officers Fire 41 Shots, Kill Unarmed Amadou Diallo
Four NYPD Street Crimes Unit officers — Kenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, and Richard Murphy — fired 41 shots at Amadou Diallo, 23, a Guinean immigrant, in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment building, striking him 19 times. Diallo had reached for his wallet. All four officers were acquitted of all charges in February 2000. The killing and acquittal sparked mass protests across New York.
- February 8, 1999Daily Protests at One Police Plaza Follow Diallo Killing
Following Amadou Diallo's killing, weeks of daily civil disobedience protests occurred at One Police Plaza in Manhattan. Over 1,200 people were arrested in deliberate acts of civil disobedience organized by Rev. Al Sharpton and others, including former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, and actress Susan Sarandon. The protests were among the largest acts of sustained civil disobedience in New York since the civil rights era.
- February 8, 19991,200 Arrested in Civil Disobedience Protests After Diallo Killing
Over 1,200 people were arrested in deliberate civil disobedience at One Police Plaza in Manhattan after Amadou Diallo's killing, including former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, and actress Susan Sarandon. Organized by Rev. Al Sharpton, the protests were among the largest acts of sustained civil disobedience in New York since the civil rights era.