City to pay more than $ 7 million to victims of 2006 shooting . New York ( CNN ) -- New York City will pay more than $ 7 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of a man killed by police outside a Queens ' nightclub in 2006 and by his two friends , who were seriously wounded , a spokeswoman for the city 's Law Department said Tuesday . Bell was to be married the following day . Comment: Police are acquitted in 2008 , Justice Department does not file civil rights charges .
City to pay more than $ 7 million to victims of 2006 shooting . Bell was to be married the following day . Comment: Police are acquitted in 2008 , Justice Department does not file civil rights charges .