The Sean Bell Trial

Sean Bell is the young man who was killed by police after leaving his bachelor party at the Club Kalua nightclub in Queens, NY. He was set to marry his fiancee later that day and was a father. Three NY police officers are on trial. As you can see by some of the 911 transcript there was a lot of confusion going on. The trial has been taking place for at least a week, now.

NY Times story: Police Kill Man After a Queens Bachelor Party
Here is a link to trial information and Daily News stories covered: Chaos of Bell shooting's aftermath revealed in 911 transcript

911 Call Transcript reprinted from NY Daily News

Here's a partial transcript of the frantic 911 call that undercover NYPD Officer Hispolito Sanchez made from his cell phone when police unleashed the 50-shot barrage that killed Sean Bell on Nov. 25, 2006:

Sanchez: "We're at 143rd, on the corner. I'm an undercover police officer. Shots fired. Shots fired. I'm around the corner of Kalua strip club. I'm trying to get an address."
Operator: "What's the address?"
(Talking over each other)
Sanchez: "I don't have an address in front of me. I'm going over... Mike! Mike! ... I'm on the corner of 143rd."
Operator: "143rd what? 143rd Place? 143rd Street? 143rd Avenue? 143rd and what?"
Sanchez: "Kalua club."
Operator: "What's the address? What's the address? Sir, hello?"
Operator: "Are you a male black? Shots fired, but who's injured?"
Sanchez: "I don't have that information at this time."
Operator: "143rd St. and what? Hello?"
Operator: "Who shot them? Who? Is an MOS (Member of Service) involved?"
Sanchez: "I don't know at this time."
Operator: "Sir, how many people down? What's the cross street?"
Sanchez is heard asking another person: "What's the cross?"
Operator: "Sir, in order for me to help you, you have to have an address. ... Who's down? Is an MOS down?"
Sanchez: "You have two perps shot."
Operator: "Give me an address sir. Two perps shot where? ... Hello? Hello?"
Operator is heard telling somebody: "Police officer asked for a location."
Operator: "It's 143rd Street and what? Hello? Who's shot? MOS involved? Are they down, sir? Is an MOS involved?"
Sanchez: "I don't know at this time."
Operator: "How many people involved?"
Sanchez overhead telling somebody: "Fire crew down."
Operator: "Sir? You don't see a building number or anything? Sir, in order for me to help you ... Who's down? Is an MOS down?"
Tape ends.