41 Shots... and Counting
What Amadou Diallo's Story Teaches Us About Policing, Race, and Justice

When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death.

With lucid analysis, Roy explores events in the courtroom, in city hall, in the streets, and in the police precinct, revealing the interlacing conflict dynamics. "41 Shots...and Counting" allows the reader to consider the implications of the Diallo case for our national discourses on politics, race, class, crime, and social justice.