Sean Bell Grand Jury "Shocker"
A last-minute witness has come forward to testify in the grand jury investigation into the murder of Sean Bell, the unarmed Black man killed on his wedding day by undercover NYPD officers.
Police say this witness initially lied to them and said he didn’t see anything. BUT, now he says he saw a 4TH MAN fire one or two shots at undercover cops and then flee, possibly running into a nearby building. The Spanish-speaking witness only came forward because his “Christian conscience” suddenly nagged him to tell what he allegedly saw.
Well, isn’t this convenient?
He shows up on the LAST DAY of the grand jury investigation and tries to turn the whole case on its head! Makes you wonder if this so-called witness was intentionally held off until this very moment. What a dramatic way to send the grand jury into deliberations—by bringing in a last-minute witness that supports the police. It’s like something off of Law & Order or a Perry Mason show.
But, there are a STILL a few problems with the 4th man story, including:
--At the time of the shooting, Police never made a single radio transmission alerting other officers to be on the lookout for a 4th suspect (armed with a gun), fleeing the scene of a police shooting and to be considered armed and dangerous.
--Police and witnesses disagree on whether a 4th man was in the car and fled.
--Witnesses that thought they saw a 4th man couldn’t agree on what he was wearing and their descriptions didn’t match the police version of the story—that the shooter had on a beige jacket.
There are other problems with the 4th man mystery. But, even more mysterious is trying to line up what this new “witness” has to say with the evidence at the scene.
You see, police investigations revealed that ALL BALLISTICS found at the scene came from police weapons. If this 4th man fired his gun, where are the bullet casings?
Can’t help but wonder if this is a manufactured witness, a crazy person trying to get attention, an outright liar, a police snitch being put into action, etc.
I’m just not buying it! Anyway, we’ll see how this all shakes out. Mayor Bloomberg says he will put out more police officers, in case the grand jury doesn’t indict the police officers and there are riots!! What does he know that we don’t know? Is the jury deliberating or has a decision already been made--beforehand?
Source: NY Daily News, Thursday, March 18th, “Last-Minute Bell Shocker” by Alison Gendar and Scott Shifrel.
Police say this witness initially lied to them and said he didn’t see anything. BUT, now he says he saw a 4TH MAN fire one or two shots at undercover cops and then flee, possibly running into a nearby building. The Spanish-speaking witness only came forward because his “Christian conscience” suddenly nagged him to tell what he allegedly saw.
Well, isn’t this convenient?
He shows up on the LAST DAY of the grand jury investigation and tries to turn the whole case on its head! Makes you wonder if this so-called witness was intentionally held off until this very moment. What a dramatic way to send the grand jury into deliberations—by bringing in a last-minute witness that supports the police. It’s like something off of Law & Order or a Perry Mason show.
But, there are a STILL a few problems with the 4th man story, including:
--At the time of the shooting, Police never made a single radio transmission alerting other officers to be on the lookout for a 4th suspect (armed with a gun), fleeing the scene of a police shooting and to be considered armed and dangerous.
--Police and witnesses disagree on whether a 4th man was in the car and fled.
--Witnesses that thought they saw a 4th man couldn’t agree on what he was wearing and their descriptions didn’t match the police version of the story—that the shooter had on a beige jacket.
There are other problems with the 4th man mystery. But, even more mysterious is trying to line up what this new “witness” has to say with the evidence at the scene.
You see, police investigations revealed that ALL BALLISTICS found at the scene came from police weapons. If this 4th man fired his gun, where are the bullet casings?
Can’t help but wonder if this is a manufactured witness, a crazy person trying to get attention, an outright liar, a police snitch being put into action, etc.
I’m just not buying it! Anyway, we’ll see how this all shakes out. Mayor Bloomberg says he will put out more police officers, in case the grand jury doesn’t indict the police officers and there are riots!! What does he know that we don’t know? Is the jury deliberating or has a decision already been made--beforehand?
Source: NY Daily News, Thursday, March 18th, “Last-Minute Bell Shocker” by Alison Gendar and Scott Shifrel.
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