Killing of Kenney Robert Long in Texas in 1946

Incident

Case summary

Kenneth Long (1921 - 1946), a farm laborer and WWII navy veteran, was killed by highway patrolman Fred Holland in Wharton County, Texas. Kenny and his brother, Meron Long, were getting gas when they were threatened by a customer wielding an iron pipe who yelled that they should “put [their] shirttails in.” The Long brothers located the sheriff, who went back to the station with them. The sheriff, Gilley McLure, directed racial taunts at the Longs. In the ensuing melée, highway patrolman Holland shot Long four times. The police claimed that Long attempted to take a gun from one of the officers.

Victim(s):

Kenney Robert Long


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Fred D. Holland

Buck Lane

Gilley McClure

Perry Stancliff

Perpetrator group type: police, mob

Date of incident: 1946-02-25
Location: El Campo, Wharton County, Texas
Location type: private space - commercial
Allegation against victim: refusing to obey a white man's order to tuck in his shirt; arguing with a sheriff

Coroner process
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DOJ case ID:

144-75-17

144-76-0


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