Killing of Henry Brown Jr. in Alabama

Incident

Case summary

Henry Brown, Jr. (1905-1942), a miner, was shot and killed in 1942 in Birmingham, Alabama by Officer M.A. Jones. According to one version, the officer went to a café on a Sunday evening and shot through a side window, aiming randomly and without provocation at the nine patrons within. A grand jury declined to indict Officer Jones.

Victim(s):

Henry Brown Jr.


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Perpetrator group type: police

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Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Allegation against victim: throwing a radio at an officer during a skin game raid

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
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Document(s):
coroner's reports
military documents - closed
news articles - closed
police reports
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