Grand Jury Report- Eloise Spellman

Grand Jury report describing the fatal shooting of Eloise Spellman on July 15, 1967, who was shot while looking out the window of her 10th floor apartment in the Hayes Homes Projects. The report states that she was an “innocent victim” of shooting by State Police and National Guardsmen responding to reports of sniper fire in the area. The Grand Jury found “no cause for indictment.” — Credit: Newark Public Library