Hollie West Statement on Hattie Gainer- Washington Post
Summary of the fatal shooting of Hattie Gainer by State Troopers on July 15, as reported to the Washington Post by Hollie West. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
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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
LSP Statement of Marie Gainer
Statement given by Marie Gainer to Jeff Henry of Newark Legal Services Project, in which she describes the shooting of her mother, Hattie Gainer, in her Hayes Homes apartment on July 15. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Marie Gainer Deposition on Hattie Gainer
Deposition of 22-year-old Marie Gainer before the Essex County Grand Jury, in which she describes finding her mother, Hattie Gainer, shot after State Troopers began opening fire upon the Hayes Homes apartments buildings on July 15. — Credit: Newark Public Library
