NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- A civil case has been filed against the New York Police Department by a Brooklyn woman whose fiance was shot more than 50 times by police officers on the day they were to be married . Nicole Paultre Bell weeps in March as indictments in her fiance 's shooting death are announced . Sean Bell was killed last November when five police officers opened fire on him and two friends outside a strip club in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens , where he was attending his bachelor party . A criminal case is under way in Queens Supreme Court against three of the five officers . The civil suit accuses all five officers , as well as the NYPD , of negligence , recklessness and civil rights violations . According to Sanford Rubenstein -- who filed the civil suit on behalf of Bell 's fiancee , Nicole Paultre Bell , and the two other men who were fired upon -- the criminal case remains the victims ' `` primary priority right now . '' His clients will not pursue the civil case until the criminal trial wraps up , he said . The next scheduled court date for the criminal case is September 7 . Rubenstein said he expects a trial date to be set at that time . Paultre Bell legally took her fiance 's name after his death . E-mail to a friend .
Police shot and killed Sean Bell outside strip club in November . Shooting occurred early on morning of Bell 's planned wedding to Nicole Paultre . Three officers face criminal charges in wake of incident . Score: 6