Caption from LIFE Magazine: “12-year-old Joe Bass Jr….who was the inadvertant victim of the same shotgun blast that killed Furr…Joe lies seriously wounded in neck and thigh as policeman rushes over.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Cover of July 28, 1967 issue of LIFE Magazine with caption, “Wounded by gunshot, Joe Bass Jr., 12, lies in a Newark street.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “…LIFE reporter Dale Wittner and Photographer Bud Lee came up to witness the tragic incident…a police care sped up and helmeted, shotgun-toting policemen jumped out. Bystanders (including Wittner, courching at left of telephone pole) flattened themselves as Furr (in light-blue shirt) fled.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “…LIFE reporter Dale Wittner and Photographer Bud Lee came up to witness the tragic incident…a police care sped up and helmeted, shotgun-toting policemen jumped out. Bystanders (including Wittner, courching at left of telephone pole) flattened themselves as Furr (in light-blue shirt) fled. Then the officer aimed at Furr, who can be seen still running.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “His shotgun still held at the ready (above), a Newark policeman stands over William Furr, whom he has just shot. In three minutes, Furr was dead.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “William Furr Jr. (above, with bandaged wrist) and some friends were helping themselves to beer by the case from a liquor store…” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Deposition of Dale Wittner, reporter for LIFE Magazine, in which he testifies to the accuracy of his coverage on the fatal shooting of William Furr in the July 28, 1967 issue of LIFE Magazine. — Credit: junius Williams Papers
Grand Jury report describing the fatal shooting of 25-year-old William Furr on July 15, 1967, who “died of shotgun wounds in the back” after being shot by two Newark patrolmen after observing “Furr leaving the liquor store with beer in his hands.” The Grand Jury found “no cause for indictment.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “William Furr Jr. (above, with bandaged wrist) and some friends were helping themselves to beer by the case from a liquor store…” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
Caption from LIFE Magazine: “The Negro sprawled in the store window was shot in the side, died moments after this picture was taken.” According to Ron Porambo, “Ironically and sadly, Hill, one of the most peaceful of men, was photographed in death under circumstances that made him appear to be a looter.” — Credit: LIFE Magazine
