‘No Fourth Man,’ Victim of Police Shooting Claims After Leaving Hospital in Queens
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One of the men who survived a recent police shooting incident left the hospital yesterday, in time to join lawmakers and activists who convened last night to coordinate the latest response to the shooting, which left one man dead.
During his brief appearance, Trent Benefield, 23, addressed more than 100 elected officials and community leaders invited by the Reverend Al Sharpton to a summit last night. “All I’d like to say is, I thank Al Sharpton, the community, the community leaders for sticking by me,” he said, before breaking down into tears. The 23-year-old was wheeled into the room by his mother, Tenise Ford, left Mary Immaculate Hospital yesterday afternoon after being shot in both legs. At the meeting last night, he did not answer questions about the shooting, although earlier in the day he told NY1 there was no fourth man in the car the night of Sean Bell’s death. “No fourth man,” he said.
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