Killing of Frank Baker Allen in Tennessee in 1946

Incident

Case summary

Frank Baker Allen (1920? – 1946), a taxi driver, was killed by police officers Johnson and Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee. The officers claimed they stopped Allen for speeding and that Allen shot at them as he and a companion named Ernest T. Christian fled from the cab. Alternative accounts were to the effect that the officers dragged Allen, unarmed, from his cab and shot him in a vacant field.

Victim(s):

Frank Baker Allen


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

O. Q. Johnson

E. C. Phillips

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1946-02-09
Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Location type: victim's workplace
Allegation against victim: attacking a police officer; committing a traffic violation; carrying a pistol

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
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