An unarmed man has been shot dead by police in New York City hours before he was to have been married, prompting fury over the officers' actions.
Two of the man's friends were hurt in the shooting, which occurred outside a strip club where they had been celebrating before the wedding.
Police fired 50 bullets at a car carrying the men after it reportedly struck an unmarked police vehicle.
A total of 21 bullets hit the car the men were in as they left the strip club, police said.
The driver, Sean Bell, was to be married later on Saturday. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
One of his passengers, Joseph Guzman was hit by at least 11 bullets and is in a critical condition in hospital.
The other passenger, Trent Benefield, was hit three times and is in a stable condition.
No weapons were found on the three men or in their car. An investigation is under way.
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