NYPD Lawyers: Officer Involved In Sean Bell Shooting Should Be Fired
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Lawyers for the NYPD say the department should fire the police officer who dropped his cover and touched off the fatal shooting of Sean Bell after his bachelor party.
A departmental trial is being held for Detective Gescard Isnora and Officer Michael Carey in the 2006 shooting of Bell and his two friends.
Isnora says he believed Bell's friend had a gun. He said he came out of his undercover role and fired because he had no other choice.
Department officials said Wednesday that Isnora wrongly fired and wrongly dropped his cover. They say Carey wrongly fired because Isnora did.
A department judge will review the case and make a recommendation. The police commissioner ultimately decides whether and how to discipline the officers.
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