0 0 0 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁an ▁app ell ate ▁court ▁ordered ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁ven ue ▁to ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁stating ▁that ▁pre tri al ▁public ity ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁impossible . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁after ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁deliber ation , ▁a ▁j ury ▁in ▁Alb any ▁acqu itted ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁all ▁charges . ▁Officer ▁Kenneth ▁B oss ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁incident ▁where ▁an ▁un ar med ▁black ▁man ▁was ▁shot : ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁Patrick ▁Ba iley ▁died ▁after ▁B oss ▁shot ▁him ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁B oss ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁officer ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁NY PD . ▁After ▁his ▁acqu itt al , ▁B oss ▁was ▁dis ar med ▁and ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁des k ▁duty . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Commission er ▁Raymond ▁W . ▁Kelly ▁restored ▁B oss ' ▁ability ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁fire arm ▁against ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁D ial lo ' s ▁family . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Kenneth ▁B oss ▁received ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ser ge ant ▁despite ▁ob jections ▁from ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists . ▁B oss ▁was ▁promoted ▁in ▁accord ance