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Demonstrators gather to protest acquittal of officers who shot Sean Bell in New York

Rev. Al Sharpton (L), Nicole Paultre-Bell, fiance of Sean Bell who was shot and killed by police, shooting survivor Joseph Guzman, second right and William Bell, Sean Bell's father, walk towards One Police Plaza where a demonstration takes place in response to the acquittal of three policemen who gunned down Sean Bell, who was unarmed, on May 7, 2008 in New York. The protesters, who gathered at key bridge and tunnel crossings, hope to put pressure on the federal authorities to bring civil rights charges against the detectives. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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