vestibule

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That may help explain why in 1999 four police officers took 41 shots to kill Amadou Diallo, an unarmed West African immigrant, in the vestibule of his apartment in the Bronx.

From Seattle Times

Hodgens said it appears an extension cord was running from the upper apartment down to what fire officials believe was an after-market charger for the bike, which was parked in the vestibule of the building.

From Seattle Times

Two officers work primarily rush-hour shifts during the workweek, patrolling the Greenbelt station platform, vestibule, parking lots and bus lots, she said.

From Washington Post

Boris Johnson suggested mitigations such as screens were in an "adjacent room" - and a leaving do he attended in a vestibule had been "impromptu".

From BBC

Inside that facility’s vestibule, where there are no security cameras, testimony indicated the three officers threw Earvin into a wall, then kicked, punched and stomped him.

From Seattle Times