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NYC Settles Sean Bell Case for $3.25M, 2 Other Victims Get $3M and $900K

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories
The city of New York has paid $7.15 million to three victims to settle a civil rights case concerning an unarmed African-American man who was shot to death by police in a hail of bullets outside a Queens night club in November 2006 as he celebrated in anticipation of his wedding that day. The estate of Sean Bell will receive $3.25 million, the city has announced in a press release, and two other surviving victims, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, will receive $3 million and $900,000, respectively. The $3.25 million will go to Paultre Bell, who was Sean Bell’s fiance…
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