Killing of Ennis Bell in Alabama in 1943

Incident

Case summary

Ennis Bell (1918 - 1943), a truck driver, was killed by Detectives Paul Buck and Edwin Tuthill in Mobile County, Alabama. The detectives said they shot Bell when he refused to halt when ordered to do so. Bell had been arrested on a charge of stealing potatoes and eggs from a grocery truck and had escaped from the city jail as officers were preparing to transfer him to the county jail. He had gone home, where he was found by Buck and Tuthill.

Victim(s):

Ennis Bell


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Paul Buck

Edwin Tuthill

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1943-07-28
Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Location type: victim's home
Allegation against victim: stealing food; escaping from a city jail; refusing to halt when commanded to do so

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