Grand Jury Report- Hattie Gainer

Grand Jury report describing the fatal shooting of Hattie Gainer on July 15, 1967, who was shot through the window of her 2nd 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