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Amadou Diallo's Mother Demands Reform Of NYPD Rules That Allowed Her Son's Killer A Promotion


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Nathan Tempey

Published Dec 20, 2015

Modified Dec 20, 2015


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NYPD Officer Kenneth Boss leaves an Albany courthouse during the 2000 trial for the shooting death of Amadou Diallo at the hands of Boss and three other cops.
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Nathan Tempey

Published Dec 20, 2015

Modified Dec 20, 2015


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