Killing of Leroy Whatley in Alabama

Incident

Case summary

Leroy Whatley (1915-1949), an employee of Avondale Stove Foundry and a veteran, was killed by night watchman Albert Lee Skinner in Birmingham, Alabama. Whatley was allegedly stealing items from a salvage yard and was shot and killed by Skinner as he tried to flee. Officers R.A. MacMurdo and W.J. Haley are named on the police report.

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Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Allegation against victim: attempting to take batteries from a salvage yard; fleeing

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