Killing of Ernest Wray in Georgia in 1932
Incident
Ernest Wray (1913-1932), a filling station worker, was killed by patrolman M.O. Evans in Atlanta, Georgia. Evans was attempting to arrest Wray for the stabbing of a filling station manager named J.P. Stover. Wray and Evans allegedly fought, including over possession of Evans’s gun. During the fight, Evans fatally shot Wray.
advocacy group resources
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the arrest and shooting of Ernest Wray by M. O. Evans : July 17, 1932
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the arrest and killing of Ernest Wray by M. O. Evans : July 20, 1932
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the arrest and shooting of Ernest Wray by M. O. Evans : July 17, 1932
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