Killing of Daniel Nealy in Alabama

Incident

Case summary

Daniel Nealy, age 37, was shot and killed in 1944 by Birmingham police officer L.L. Marlow. Also present was W.A. Cook. The claim was that Nealy was caught burglarizing a filling station. He is alleged to have struck Marlow with his shoe and then fled, at which point the officers fired, striking Nealy five times. A coroner ruled the shooting to be a justifiable homicide.

Victim(s):

Daniel Nealy


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Perpetrator group type: police

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Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Allegation against victim: robbing a fueling station; hitting an officer over the head with a shoe

Coroner process
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Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
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death certificates
news articles - closed
police reports
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