Judge: NYC Wrongful Death Lawsuit to Proceed
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a man by five city New York City police officers may proceed. Sean Bell was shot and killed in 2006 after he accidentally hit a police officer in the leg with his car while leaving a bachelor party. Officers fired more than 50 bullets at the car Bell was driving, saying they believed either he or one of the other two men in the car to be armed. There were no guns in the car. The two sides will meet to discuss a possible settlement in late July.


