Killing of Levi McDaniel in Louisiana in 1942

Incident

Case summary

Levi McDaniel, age 23, was killed in 1942 by Police Detective Charles Mellen in New Orleans, Louisiana. McDaniel had been charged with attacking a white woman. He was in handcuffs when Mellen shot him. The union, Transport Workers of America demanded that authorities investigate McDaniel’s murder.

Victim(s):

Levi McDaniel

Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Charles Mellen

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1942-09-18

Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Location type: unknown - urban

Allegation against victim: attacking a white woman; escaping police custody

Coroner process

Coroner/inquest: [ ]

Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process

Arrest: [ ]

Charge/indictment/information: [ ]

Grand jury: [ ]

Trial: [ ]

Conviction: [ ]

Sentence: [ ]

Document(s):
news articles - closed

Data Fields
To learn more about data fields, refer to the data dictionary.

Cite this Page
Refer to how to cite.