In the wake of the acquittal of 3 NYC police officers who fired 50 shots into a car killing Sean Bell on his wedding day, the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to shut the city down.

Sharpton made good on his promise by organizing a peaceful pray-in at the spot where Bell lost his life.

    Sharpton, two survivors of the shooting and the slain man’s fiancee were among about a dozen people arrested on disorderly conduct charges near the base of the bridge. Police led away demonstrators at several other bridges and tunnels in the city.

    The protests were part of a coordinated campaign to urge federal authorities to investigate the November 2006 shooting of Sean Bell. Three officers were acquitted of state charges last month.

    Sharpton, shooting survivors Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman, and Bell’s fiancee, Nicole Paultre Bell, lined up and peacefully put their hands behind their backs as police put plastic handcuffs on them. Sharpton and Bell were placed in a police vehicle.

    The civil rights leader is seeking a federal civil rights probe into Bell’s shooting outside a Queens nightclub. The case raised questions about police use of deadly force in minority neighborhoods. (Source)

Thanks to loyal reader LaShawn for the tip!