Killing of Matthew Milton in Georgia in 1944
Incident
Matthew Milton (1908-1944) was killed by police or prison officers in or outside Pierce County Jail, Blackshear, Georgia. Police officers Pierce W. Farr, W.C. Coggins, J.A. Altman, Clyde Dixon, N.C. Roberts, and Bobbie Lee Whiden had come to arrest Milton, who was wanted for murder in Florida. In the course of the attempted arrest, Farr was fatally shot and Coggins wounded by a Black gunman, whom police alleged was Milton. Milton was apprehended after a manhunt. During his transfer to Pierce County jail, Milton was accused of attacking a guard with an ice pick, for which he was shot multiple times.
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- News article from the Miami Herald about the capture of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Knoxville News Sentinel about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Daily Advertiser about Matthew Milton's alleged killing of police officer : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Tallahassee Democrat about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Greenville News about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police officers : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Chattanooga Daily Times about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 29, 1944
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 22, 1944
- News article from the Chattanooga Observer about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Dothan Eagle about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Miami Herald about the alleged killing of white man by Matthew Milton : October 24, 1942
- News article from the Greeneville Sun about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police officers : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Tampa Tribune about search for Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Detroit Tribune about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 22, 1944
- News article from the Miami Herald about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Montgomery Advertiser about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police officers : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Miami News about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Huntsville Times about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Tampa Bay Times about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Shreveport Journal about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police officers : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Montgomery Advertiser about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Decatur Daily about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Troy Messenger about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Town Talk about Matthew Milton's alleged attack on police officers : April 11, 1944
- News article from the Selma Times about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
- News article from the Birmingham News about the fatal shooting of Matthew Milton : April 10, 1944
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