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NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

Hundreds march against acquittal of officers in shooting

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 7, 2008 6:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots, the New York Post reports. Dozens were arrested, including two of Bell's friends who survived the 2006 shooting.

"This is to say that enough is enough," said the leader of the city's NAACP. "We're here to continue to send the message to judges and lawyers that it's time to stop taking innocent people's lives." Sharpton wants a federal investigation into the shooting, which occurred the morning of the day Bell, unarmed at the time, was to be married.

Shooting survivor Joseph Guzman, left, the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Nicole Paultre Bell, second from right, widow of Sean Bell, lead a group of protesters to the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday.
Shooting survivor Joseph Guzman, left, the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Nicole Paultre Bell, second from right, widow of Sean Bell, lead a group of protesters to the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Nicole Paultre Bell, right, are led away in handcuffs after being arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Nicole Paultre Bell, right, are led away in handcuffs after being arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday, May 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Nicole Paultre Bell, right, widow of Sean Bell, are led away in handcuffs after being arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Nicole Paultre Bell, right, widow of Sean Bell, are led away in handcuffs after being arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Protesters shout slogans as they are arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in New York.
Protesters shout slogans as they are arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Protestors of the Sean Bell verdict gather on 125th street Wednesday, May 7, 2008,  in New York.
Protestors of the Sean Bell verdict gather on 125th street Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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