Cornel Young Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCornel Young Jr.
American police officer
Date of Birth: 19-May-1970
Date of Death: 28-Jan-2000
Profession: police officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Cornel Young Jr.
- Sergeant Cornel Young, Jr.
- (May 19, 1970 – January 28, 2000), known to his friends as "Jai," was a black police officer in Providence, Rhode Island who was fatally shot by two fellow police officers Jan 28th, 2000 when he stepped in on a scuffle while off duty.
- This sparked outrage and allegations of racial profiling.
- Young had served with the police department for three years, and had been trained with one of the shooters.
- The police officers who shot him were not charged.
- His mother filed a civil rights suit against the city of Providence and against the police responsible for his shooting, but the suit was unsuccessful.
- Young was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
- Cornel Young Jr.
- is commemorated with an elementary school named after him and a scholarship fund in his name.
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