The grief-stricken parents of Sean Bell, killed by undercover cops in a hail of 50 bullets, visited their son’s grave on Long Island yesterday on the first anniversary of his death.
“The Bell family wanted to honor their child by doing it privately,” said family lawyer Neville Mitchell.
Meanwhile, Nicole Paultre Bell, who was to have married Bell the day he was gunned down outside a Queens strip club, spoke at a hearing on the case held by a legislative task force created by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Queens).
“No one has comforted me. The NYPD has not offered us any kind of condolences,” she said. “I want justice, but no matter what happens, it won’t bring Sean back.”
One of two wounded survivors, Joseph Guzman, who was part of Bell’s bachelor party, told the hearing, “I still have no feeling in my right foot. I still have four bullets in my body.”
The police union and defense lawyers have said the officers believed Bell and his pals were headed to his car to retrieve a gun. No weapons were found.