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Amadou Diallo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Amadou Bailo Diallo (September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999), a 23 year-old Guinean living in New York City, was killed under controversial circumstances by four police officers in the New York City Police Department's Street Crime Unit, at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. |
 | | On April 18, 2000, Diallo's mother, Kadiatou, and his stepfather, Sankarella Diallo (Diallo is a very common name in Guinea and Mauritania), filed an $81,000,000 (USD) lawsuit against the City of New York and the officers, charging gross negligence, wrongful death, racial profiling, and other violations of Diallo's civil rights. |
 | | Kadiatou and Sankarella Diallo remained in the United States, particularly in New York City as self-appointed activists, although their visas to stay in the U.S., which had been extended several times, recently expired and were apparently not renewed. |
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