4 th ▁Street ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Events ▁surrounding ▁death ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁D ial lo ▁was ▁standing ▁near ▁his ▁building ▁after ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁me al . ▁At ▁about ▁ 1 2 : 4 0   a . m ., ▁police ▁officers ▁Edward ▁Mc M ell on , ▁Se an ▁Car roll , ▁Kenneth ▁B oss ▁and ▁Richard ▁Mur phy , ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁street ▁clothes , ▁passed ▁by ▁in ▁a ▁Ford ▁T aur us . ▁Car oll ▁later ▁test ified ▁that ▁D ial lo ▁matched ▁the ▁general ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁serial ▁rap ist ▁who ▁had ▁struck ▁a ▁year ▁earlier , ▁or ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁" look out ". ▁ ▁The ▁officers ▁test ified ▁that ▁they ▁loud ly ▁identified ▁themselves ▁as ▁NY PD ▁officers , ▁but ▁a ▁witness , ▁Sch r rie ▁Elli ott , ▁test ified ▁that ▁they ▁started ▁shooting ▁without ▁any ▁warnings . ▁D ial lo ▁ran ▁up ▁the ▁outside ▁steps ▁toward ▁his ▁a partment ▁house ▁door way ▁at ▁their ▁approach , ▁ign oring ▁their ▁orders ▁to ▁stop ▁and ▁" show ▁his ▁hands ". ▁The ▁por ch ▁light bul b ▁was ▁out ▁and ▁D ial lo ▁was ▁back lit ▁by ▁the ▁inside ▁vest ib ule ▁light , ▁showing ▁only ▁a ▁sil hou ette . ▁D ial lo ▁then ▁reached ▁into ▁his ▁jack et ▁and ▁with d rew ▁his ▁wal let . ▁See ing ▁the ▁man ▁holding ▁a ▁small ▁square ▁object , ▁Car roll