Killing of Knox Fail in Alabama in 1943
Incident
Knox Fail (1905 - 1943), a saw mill worker, was killed by police officers in Birmingham, Alabama. Involved were J. E. McDonald, J. A. Hale, and H. P. Williams and Private Peter Paul Szntiar, Jr. Police claimed that officer McDonald was attempting to arrest Fail on a complaint by a white woman that Fail had entered a white women’s restroom. Fail allegedly opened fire, hitting McDonald. The officer handed his gun to Private Szntiar, a bystander, who then shot Fail. Shortly after, officers Hale and Williams arrived at the scene and also fired shots at the victim. Fail died in a hospital shortly after arrival. A coroner returned a finding of justifiable homicide.
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- News article from the Birmingham News about permits required for purchasing of pistols in response to shooting between police officer and Knox Fail : December 29, 1943
- Journalism: 2021-03540-FAIL Knox (1406460062)
- Journalism: 2021-03540-FAIL Knox (1406460062)
- Journalism: 2021-03540-FAIL Knox (1406460062)
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the shooting death of Knox Fail : January 11, 1944
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