Killing of Samson Ingram in Florida in 1949

Incident

Case summary

Samson Ingram, about 25 years old, a farmer, was killed in 1949 by police officers R.A. Lowry, Pete Franks, and Joe Bowers in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. The police were called by James Jordan, a barber who said that Ingram did not pay for his haircut. Lowry spotted Ingram on the street and tried to arrest him; Franks and Bowers arrived separately. The officers claimed that Ingram fought with them and attempted to grab one of their guns, whereupon they fatally shot him.

Victim(s):

Samson Ingram


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Joseph Benjamin Bowers

Pete Franks

Robert Arnold Lowery

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1949-06-25
Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Location type: public space - urban
Allegation against victim: refusing to pay for a haircut; resisting arrest; attacking a police officer

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: [ ]
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: yes
Trial: [ ]
Conviction: [ ]
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FBI case ID:

Miami 44-168

DOJ case ID:

144-18-120


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