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Bilal Dashawn Colbert
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Gender
Male
Age
29 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/30/2001
Location
18th Avenue and 22nd Street Irvington NJ 07111 Essex
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Colbert had the two young daughters of his fiancee loaded up for school when a local officer tried to stop him for stolen plates. Colbert did not stop, or did not stop fast enough. He was fatally shot once in the neck. The killing sparked community protests: the same officer had a similar fatal shooting four years previous, and Irvington had been the site of the near-fatal police beating of Haitian immigrant Max Antoine in 1996.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Irvington Police Department
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National Anthem
United States