Plainclothes officers of the New York Police Department’s Street Crime Unit fire 41 shots at unarmed Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, killing him on the steps of his apartment building shortly after midnight on February 4, 1999. Diallo’s killing sparked a public outcry …read more

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Amadou Diallo killed by police

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HISTORY

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amadou-diallo-killed-by-police-new-york-city

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February 4, 2023

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January 24, 2022

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January 24, 20