Killing of Clifton McCrae in South Carolina in 1941

Incident

Case summary

Clifton McCrae was killed in 1941 by police officer Honeycutt in Clio, Marlboro County, South Carolina. According to a letter by Thomas Fletcher Brown to the NAACP, McCrae was visiting Clio, where he had once lived, and was speaking with friends on the street. Honeycutt came over and started searching him. McCrae asked why he was being searched. Without answering, Honeycutt started searching McCrae’s shirt. McCrae allegedly reached for a pistol that was in his shirt, and Honeycutt shot him five times.

Victim(s):

Clifton McCrae


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

[given name unknown] Honeycut

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1941-05-13
Location: Clio, Marlboro County, South Carolina
Location type: public space - urban
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