Ousmane Zongo’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Burkinabe art trader
Is Merchant
From Burkina Faso
Type Business
Gender male
Death

22 May 2003

Ousmane Zongo (born c. 1960 – May 22, 2003) was a Burkinabé arts trader living in New York City. He was killed in a homicide by a New York City Police Department officer, while unarmed, during a warehouse raid on May 22, 2003.

Incident

Police had targeted the Manhattan storage facility while investigating a CD/DVD infringement operation. Zongo repaired art and musical instruments at the same location but was never implicated in any way in the scheme. The shooter, NYPD officer Bryan Conroy, was disguised as a postal worker. He was guarding a bin of CDs when Zongo appeared to turn on a light. A chase ensued that ended when Zongo ran into a dead end. Conroy shot Zongo four times, twice in the back. The NYPD later admitted Zongo had nothing to do with the counterfeiting and prosecutors contended Zongo ran from Conroy because he was frightened and confused when Conroy, who was not in police uniform, drew his weapon. The case drew parallels to that of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed immigrant from Guinea who was shot and killed by New York City Police Department officers in the Bronx in 1999. Al Sharpton led protests against alleged police brutality and racial profiling and was involved in getting Zongo’s family from Burkina Faso to attend court proceedings.

Justice Robert H. Straus convicted Conroy of criminally negligent homicide, while clearing the officer of the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter, which has a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The judge convicted him after a jury deadlocked, 10-2 in favor of conviction, on the manslaughter charge in his first trial in March. Conroy did not receive any jail time but was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and was given five years probation, automatically losing his job with the NYPD.

Lawsuit

Zongo’s family filed a wrongful death suit and were awarded US$3 million.

Family

Zongo’s widow, Salimata Sanfo, and his two children, live in Burkina Faso.

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