Negro Shot by Duplin Officer in Critical Condition at Spicer's Sanatorium, May 9, 1925

Negro Shot by Duplin Officer. . . He Was Rushed to Hospital Here, and His Condition Is Said to be Critical

Shot by a Duplin county officer, a negro man was brought here late yesterday in a very critical condition and is in Spicer’s Sanatorium, where he will be operated on this morning in an effort to save his life.

The name of the negro could not be learned last night. His spinal cord is said to have been severed by the bullet, which entered in his shoulder and coursed across his back.

Details of the shooting were lacking. The Duplin officer is said to have had a warrant for the man on a minor charge, and that when he attempted to place him under arrest, he resisted, displaying a gun. The officer, it is said, promptly whipped out his gun and fired, the shot taking effect in his shoulder.

From page 2 of The Goldsboro News, Saturday morning, May 9, 1925

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