WHAT BEGAN AS A HAIL OF GUNFIRE NEAR A NEW York City subway continues as a war of words over police training and attitudes. Two white transit cops sprayed 21 shots at a man in a dispute they deemed dangerous -- only to find the man was a black plainclothes officer, Derwin Pannell. The white officers involved claim Pannell had his gun drawn (he was stopping a fare beater). He says his weapon was holstered and he was startled when his colleagues fired at him from point-blank range. Partially paralyzed, he is suing the city for $70 million.
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