1999 - Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo[?] is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, enflaming race-relations in the city.
... couples living together, 12.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% are non-families. 17.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.6% ...