Eight police officers involved with the Sean Bell shooting were slapped with internal NYPD disciplinary charges, The Post has learned. The charges, which could lead to loss-of-pay, suspension or dismissal, come nearly a month after a Queens judge acquitted three officers of manslaughter charges stemming from the November 2006 shooting that killed Bell on his wedding day and injured his two friends, sources said. Lt. Gary Napoli, who never faced any criminal charges, was cited for failure of supervision for his oversight of the prostitution sting at Club Kalua that ended in the tragedy. Detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora and Marc Cooper, all of whom were acquitted on April 25, were hit with citations as well, although the exact charges are unclear. Also cited were two officers who fired their weapons but were not indicted. Police Officers Michael Carey, who shot three times, and Paul Headley, who fired once, were charged. Carey was charged with firing his weapon outside the department's guidelines. It is the first time that the police department termed any part of the shooting to be outside departmental guidelines. Two crime scene detectives, Sgt. Huey McNeal and Detective. Robin Knapp, were also hit with charges. It is unclear specifically what those charge are. NYPD guidelines require that internal charges be filed within 18 months of an incident. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has said the department will wait until the Department of Justice completes its probe of the shooting before moving forward with any internal action.

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