Officers Acquitted in Sean Bell Case

Published April 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM EDT

Three NYPD detectives have been found not guilty in the shooting death of Sean Bell. The officers fired 50 shots at Bell and his companions who were unarmed. NPR's Robert Smith has an update on the emotional reaction at the courthouse in Queens, N.Y.

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