Killing of Charlie Lee Price in Georgia in 1945

Incident

Case summary

Charlie Lee Price, 20, was killed in 1945 by sheriff W. S. Tabb and deputy sheriff Buck Tabb in Miller County, Georgia. Price was suspected of raping and murdering a white woman named Mae Cook Norman and was arrested. The sheriff and deputy sheriff shot Price, alleging that he became combative and tried to escape on the way to jail.

Victim(s):

Charlie Lee Price


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Buck Tabb

W. S. Tabb

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1945-06-11
Location: Cooktown, Miller County, Georgia
Location type: public space - rural
Allegation against victim: murdering a white woman; fleeing the police

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