King Jr., Dr. Martin LutherM male 29 September 20, 1958 New York New York Harlem stabbed in the chest by a "crazed" black woman 16
--- n/a female --- 1964 Michigan Wayne Detroit police officers brutally beat a black prostitute after breaking up a dispte beteen her and a customer 27
El-hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) male 39 mid-February, 1965 New York New York Harlem Malcolm's house was firebombed1 27
El-hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) male 39 February 21, 1965 New York New York Harlem shot and killed while giving a lecture1 1
--- n/a male 15 1965 Michigan Wayne Detroit the teen was beaten brutally by police officers after having been arrested for disturbing the peace 27
Johnson, Matthew* male 16 September 27, 1966 California San Francisco San Francisco Johnson and friends had taken a car joyriding; when confronted by police they fled on foot; Johnson was shot in the back and died after more than an hour of waiting for an ambulance 26
Dowell, Denzil male 22 April 1, 1967 California Contra Costa North Richmond Dowell was shot in the head and back by police for allegedly robbing a liquor store; however, one of the two officers had previously threatened to kill Dowell and the police story of events had numerous holes; the county refused to allow the body to be examined by the family or for an investigation of the incident despite 1200 signatures from the community, almost one quarter of the total population; the police officers killing was labeled "justifiable homicide" by a white jury 26
Newton, Huey male 25 October 28, 1967 California Alameda Oakland Newton was likely shot by Officer John Frey of Oakland PD during an early morning incident in which he also likely killed Officer Frey; how the incident began is not clear 26
Frey, John male 23 October 28, 1967 California Alameda Oakland Officer Frey was likely shot dead by Huey Newton in a gunfight in which Newton was also shot in the abdomen; how the incident began has not been satisfactorily resolved, though Frey had several incidents of racism on his brief record with the force 26
Hutton, "Lil'" Bobby* male 17 April 6, 1968 California Alameda Oakland after a verbal altercation between Eldridge Cleaver and police escalated into a shootout, Hutton and the Panthers with him fled to a nearby building which was tear-gassed and smoke-bombed by police; as the unarmed Hutton exited the building to surrender to police he was shot dead; Cleaver in an interview later admitted that he had staged the confrontation in retaliation for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 5, 26, 27
Cleaver, Eldridge* male 17 April 6, 1968 California Alameda Oakland Cleaver was shot during a shootout with police that began with a verbal altercation between Cleaver and police as he was stopped with a Black Panther entourage; Cleaver in an interview later admitted that he had staged the confrontation in retaliation for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 5, 26, 27
Ainsworth, Kathy female 26 June 30, 1968 Mississippi Lauderdale Meridian shot by police2, 3 5
Cooke, Gordon n/a male 20 August 1, 1968 New York New York Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn) beat with nightsticks by multiple cops for attempting to help fellow Black Panther Darrell Baines 26
Baines, Darrell n/a male 17 August 1, 1968 New York New York Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn) assaulted by police for using a bullhorn to speak to crowds at a Black Panther office 26
two police officers n/a male --- August 2, 1968 New York New York Crown Heights (Brooklyn) the two officers were hit with birdshot from a shotgun as they exited their patrol car; the Black Panthers were accused but the shooters had escaped and no one was ever arrested 26
Bartholomew, Stephen Kenna n/a male 21 August 5, 1968 California Los Angeles Los Angeles shot and killed by police in a gunfight after being stopped along with two other Black Panthers 5, 26
Lawrence, Robert n/a male 22 August 5, 1968 California Los Angeles Los Angeles shot and killed by police in a gunfight after being stopped along with two other Black Panthers 5, 26
Lewis, Thomas Melvin n/a male 18 August 5, 1968 California Los Angeles Los Angeles shot and killed by police in a gunfight after being stopped along with two other Black Panthers 5, 26
two police officers n/a --- --- August 5, 1968 California Los Angeles Los Angeles shot by Black Panthers, survived 5
--- n/a --- --- September 10, 1968 California Alameda Oakland two white on-duty police officers shot out the windows of the Black Panthers headquarters 26
two police officers n/a male --- September 12, 1968 New York New York Crown Heights (Brooklyn) the two officers were ambushed only feet away from the August shooting incident of two other officers as two rifle shots came into their car; they were hospitalized for injuries 26
Armstead, Welton male 17 October 15, 1968 Washington King Seattle wrongly accused of stealing his own car, the Black Panther brandished a rifle telling the officer to leave him alone; the officer shot him dead and arrested Armstead's mother and sister for interfering with an arrest 26
three police officers n/a male --- November 19, 1968 California San Francsico San Francisco William Lee Brent held up a gas station while with seven other Black Panthers; when police pulled over the vehicle, Brent leapt out of the car and shot at the officers, injuring three of them 26
four Black Panthers n/a --- --- December 1968 New Jersey Essex Newark two white men threw two small bombs into the Newark black Panther office; four Panthers were injured including Carl Nichols 26
Huggins, John male 23 January 17, 1969 California Los Angeles Los Angeles Huggins was shot in the back and killed by members of Ron Karenga's US organization; FBI documents reveal that the conflict between US and the Panthers may hafe been escalated by the FBI 26
Carter, Alprentice "Bunchy" male 26 January 17, 1969 California Los Angeles Los Angeles Carter was shot in the chest and killed by members of Ron Karenga's US organization; FBI documents reveal that the conflict between US and the Panthers had been escalated by the FBI 26
Ramos, Manuel n/a male --- April 4, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the minister of defense for the Puerto Rican Young Lords Organization was killed by police 26
Rivera, Ralph n/a male --- April 4, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the minister of education for the Puerto Rican Young Lords Organization was shot in the head by police and critically wounded though he did survive 26
--- n/a --- --- April 27, 1969 Iowa Polk Des Moines a bomb exploded in the Black Panthers' Des Moines headquarters destroying about half of the building; police arrived less than a minute later and arrested three of the Panthers present; no one was seriously injured 26
Roberson, Larry n/a male --- July 14, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago Roberson was shot three times by police when he and a fellow Black Panther intervened in a police investigation; police claim he pulled a gun and fired at them first while the Panthers claim he was not armed; Roberson died on September 4th from injuries and possibly poor medical care 26
Bell, Sylvester n/a male --- August 15, 1969 California San Diego San Diego Bell was shot by members of Ron Karenga's US organization; FBI documents reveal that the conflict between US and the Panthers had been escalated by the FBI 26
Anderson, Linda n/a female 19 August 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago Anderson was shot with a shotgun through the door of her apartment and killed; police claimed they were protecting her from rape by an acquaintance 26
Soto, John n/a male 16 October 5, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the sixteen-year-old was shot in the back of the head by police; eyewitnesses said police had fired unprovoked as Soto was walking away 26
Soto, Michael n/a male --- October 10, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the older brother of John Soto who had been killed five days earlier by police, he was also a black community activist and a decorated soldier on leave from Vietnam; he had been organizing rallies to protest his brother's death; police shot him dead claiming they had caught him committing a robbery 26
Pope, Walter "Toure" male "young" October 1969 California Los Angeles Los Angeles Pope was killed during a shootout with LAPD 26
two police officers n/a male --- November 13, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the two officers were killed, one execution-style, by Black Panther Spurgeon Jake Winters in a shootout with police; nine others were injured 26
Winters, Spurgeon Jake male 19 November 13, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago the Black Panther, surrounded by police in a hideout, brutally killed two police officers and wounded nine before succumbing to fire from the police 26
Hampton, Fred male 21 December 4, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago a 4:30am raid on the Black Panther Chicago headquarters left Hampton dead as he was shot twice through the head; one more Panther died and four others had bullet wounds; a settlement for $1.85 million was reached in 1982 after going to the US Supreme Court along with the other party 26
Clark, Mark male 22 December 4, 1969 Illinois Cook Chicago a 4:30am raid on the Black Panther Chicago headquarters left Clark dead from gunshot wounds; one more Panther died and four others had bullet wounds; a settlement for $1.85 million was reached in 1982 after going to the US Supreme Court along with the other party 26
--- n/a --- --- December 1969 California Los Angeles Los Angeles the Black Panthers unsuccessfully attempted to bomb an LAPD station 26
Featherstone, Ralph* male 30 March 9(10), 1970 Maryland Harford Bel Air the SNCC activist was killed by a bomb in his automobile; it is unknown whether the bomb was planted or if they were in possession of the bomb for their own purposes 17
Payne, William "Che"* n/a male 26 March 9(10), 1970 Maryland Harford Bel Air the SNCC activist was killed by a bomb in his automobile; it is unknown whether the bomb was planted or if they were in possession of the bomb for their own purposes 17
Jackson, Jonathan male --- August 7, 1970 California --- --- Jackson kidnapped a judge after storming a courtroom in order to try and gain the release of his older brother George Jackson; he was killed during this attempt 26
Bennett, Fred male --- April 20, 1971 --- --- --- the Black Panther was reported by police as having his charred and scattered remains found at a Panther "bomb factory" with a gross of dynamite sticks and other paraphernalia 26
three police officers n/a male --- May 13, 1971 Illinois Cook Chicago the three officers were shot at an apartment that was considered a Black Panther "hangout"; they had been sent there to investigate a domestic dispute 26
--- n/a --- --- July 5, 1971 Massachusetts Suffolk Boston a Black Panther's Free Health Center in Boston was shot thirteen times 26
--- n/a --- --- August 18, 1971 Ohio Cuyahoga Cleveland the Black Panthers' People's Free Health Clinic was dynamited and severely damaged 26
three prison guards and two white prison inmates n/a male --- August 21, 1971 California Marin --- the five were executed during an alleged prison break by Black Panther George Jackson who had the help of other prisoners 26
Jackson, George male --- August 21, 1971 California Marin --- San Quentin State Prison experienced an incident where prisoner Jackson was alleged to have obtained a smuggled gun; three prison guards and two white inmates were killed with their throats slashed in the incident; he was allegedly shot while trying to escape 26
police officer n/a --- --- August 30, 1971 California --- --- the George Jackson Assault Squad killed a police officer with a shotgun blast 17
three police buildings n/a --- --- ca. September 1971 California --- --- three police buildings bombed by whites in retaliation for George Jackson's death 17
Bank of America building n/a --- --- ca. September 1971 California San Francisco San Francisco the Bank's offices were set on fire in protest of George Jackson's death 17