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  1. Lawsuit filed against city and officers for $61 million; settled for $3 million. Daniels, et al. v. the City of New York (class-action lawsuit) In the early hours of February 4, 1999, an unarmed 23-year-old Guinean student named Amadou Diallo (born September 2, 1975) was fired upon with 41 rounds and shot a total of 19 times by four New York ...

  2. Jan 24, 2022 · Learn about the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, by four plainclothes officers of the NYPD's Street Crime Unit. Find out how his death sparked a public outcry, a trial and a civil lawsuit.

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  3. Dec 14, 2019 · The death of Amadou Diallo sparked mass protests in the US. His mother Kadiatou Diallo has been speaking to Witness History about her son, and his legacy. Witness History : The stories of our ...

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  4. Feb 4, 2024 · Amadou Diallo was an unarmed Black street vendor who was shot 41 times by four White plainclothes NYPD officers in 1999. His death sparked public outrage and protests, but the officers were acquitted and the unit was disbanded.

  5. Jul 19, 2019 · On Feb. 4, 1999, her son, Amadou Diallo, was killed in the vestibule of a Bronx apartment building by four New York Police Department officers who had been searching for a suspect in a rape case.

  6. Feb 26, 2000 · Four New York City police officers were acquitted today of all charges in the death of Amadou Diallo, the immigrant from Guinea who was fired on 41 times as he stood, unarmed, in the vestibule of ...

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  8. Dec 10, 2019 · The death of Amadou Diallo sparked mass protests in the USA. His mother Kadiatou Diallo has been speaking to Witness History about her son, and his legacy. (Photo: Amadou Diallo.