Police "Purity" Squad Kills Richmond Tate, 20, For Failing to Stop Car, Oct. 28, 1925

Officer Kills Richmond Man. . . Auto in Which Richard Tate Was Killed Fired Upon by Officers When the Driver Failed to Stop

Richmond, Oct. 28 (AP)—Richmond A. Tate, 20 years old, was shot and killed here early today by Policeman J.C. Goldsby, member of the police “purity” squad. The officer was charged with murder and later released on $500 bond, furnished by a fellow officer.

Tate and two companions were driving along Mann Street when the “purity” squad officers hailed their automobile, but they refused to stop and a chase of several blocks followed. Shots were fired by the officers, two of the bullets puncturing the rear tires, and a third struck Tate in the head.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Oct. 28, 1925

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