Amadou Diallo Place (Bronx)
Present name:Wheeler Avenue
Location:Between Westchester Avenue and Watson Avenue
Honoree: Amadou Diallo (1975-1999) was an immigrant from West Africa. On February 4, 1999, returning to his apartment building at 1157 Wheeler Avenue, he encountered four police officers from the Street Crime Unit. When he reached for his wallet to show ID they mistakenly believed he had a weapon. The officers fired a fusillade of 41 shots, 19 of which riddled his body. Amadou died in the vestibule of his apartment building.
LL:2002/19