Teen killed by NY police 'shot 11 times'
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Teen killed by NY police 'shot 11 times'*
November 23, 2009 - 5:01PM
AP
A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the
weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said.
Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and
extremities, medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.
Police fired a total of 14 times, chief NYPD spokesman Paul J Browne said.
According to an autopsy completed late on Sunday, Vasconcellos had three
gunshot wounds in the middle of his back, five in his right side and
three on his left side, Borakove said. Five police bullets were
recovered during the autopsy, she said.
Vasconcellos and two others were spotted leaving a city park in the
city's Queens borough about 11.30pm on Saturday (3.30pm Sunday AEDT) by
four officers in an unmarked car. Vasconcellos ran and was pursued by
three officers. He then turned and pointed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol at
them, Browne said.
"They ordered him to drop the gun, and he did not comply. Three officers
fired a total of 14 shots," Browne said.
Vasconcellos, who was also carrying a boxcutter, did not fire his gun.
He was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.
The men with Vasconcellos, who did not flee police, have been questioned
by officers. It's unclear why the men were in the park after hours.
Fatal police-involved shootings have led to protests in New York City
and prosecutions of police officers.
In 2008, a judge acquitted three police officers in the fatal shooting
of Sean Bell, an unarmed man killed in a 50-shot barrage on his wedding
day. Bell was killed outside a strip club on November 25, 2006, as he
was leaving his bachelor party. Undercover officers investigating
reports of prostitution at the club said they thought one of the men in
Bell's group had a gun.
Ten years ago, 22-year-old Amadou Diallo was killed when he was struck
19 times by 41 bullets fired by police officers who mistook his wallet
for a gun. The officers were acquitted in the February 1999 fatal
shooting of the African immigrant.
Teen killed by NY police 'shot 11 times'*
November 23, 2009 - 5:01PM
AP
A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the
weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said.
Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and
extremities, medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.
Police fired a total of 14 times, chief NYPD spokesman Paul J Browne said.
According to an autopsy completed late on Sunday, Vasconcellos had three
gunshot wounds in the middle of his back, five in his right side and
three on his left side, Borakove said. Five police bullets were
recovered during the autopsy, she said.
Vasconcellos and two others were spotted leaving a city park in the
city's Queens borough about 11.30pm on Saturday (3.30pm Sunday AEDT) by
four officers in an unmarked car. Vasconcellos ran and was pursued by
three officers. He then turned and pointed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol at
them, Browne said.
"They ordered him to drop the gun, and he did not comply. Three officers
fired a total of 14 shots," Browne said.
Vasconcellos, who was also carrying a boxcutter, did not fire his gun.
He was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.
The men with Vasconcellos, who did not flee police, have been questioned
by officers. It's unclear why the men were in the park after hours.
Fatal police-involved shootings have led to protests in New York City
and prosecutions of police officers.
In 2008, a judge acquitted three police officers in the fatal shooting
of Sean Bell, an unarmed man killed in a 50-shot barrage on his wedding
day. Bell was killed outside a strip club on November 25, 2006, as he
was leaving his bachelor party. Undercover officers investigating
reports of prostitution at the club said they thought one of the men in
Bell's group had a gun.
Ten years ago, 22-year-old Amadou Diallo was killed when he was struck
19 times by 41 bullets fired by police officers who mistook his wallet
for a gun. The officers were acquitted in the February 1999 fatal
shooting of the African immigrant.
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