Newark Riots Info
 
 
The following 26 persons were confirmed to have died during the 1967 Newark civil disturbance
Deaths:
  1. 1.Mary Helen Campbell 7/14/67  5:30 AM  Auto collision with fire truck  (pg 139 Report for Action;: Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder. Feb 1968)
  2. 2.Jessie May Jones:   7/14/67  7 AM Homicide by Shooting  (pg 139 Report for Action;: Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder. Feb 1968)   Eyvind Chandler, indicted.  (pg 129, 218 No Cause for Indictment by Ron Porambo, 1971,  Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
  3. 3.Elizabeth Artis  7/16/67  4:35 AM  Heart Attack (pg 139 Report for Action;: Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder. Feb 1968)
  4. 4.Victor Louis Smith:   7/16/67  8:25 AM Overdose of narcotics  (pg 139 Report for Action;: Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder. Feb 1968)
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No One Indicted for the Following Deaths:
  1. 1.Isaac Harrison    7/14/67  Homicide by Shooting  
  2. 2.James Sanders    7/14/67 4:10 AM   Homicide by Shooting  
  3. 3.Tedock Bell    7/14/67 4:30 AM  Homicide by Shooting  
  4. 4.Rufus Council    7/14/67 5:30 PM  Homicide by Shooting  
  5. 5.Oscar Hill    7/14/67 6:30 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  6. 6.Robert Martin    7/14/67  7 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  7. 7.Cornelius Murray    7/14/67  7 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  8. 8.Police Detective Fred Toto    7/14/67  7:30 PM    Homicide by Shooting  
  9. 9.Eddie Moss    7/14/67   8:30 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  10. 10.Leroy Boyd    7/14/67 10:30 PM  Homicide by Shooting  
  11. 11.Richard Taliaferro    7/14/67  11:15 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  12. 12.Albert Mersier    7/14/67 11:55 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  13. 13.Eloise Spellman    7/15/67   Homicide by Shooting  
  14. 14.Rose Abraham    7/15/67  11:45 AM  Homicide by Shooting  
  15. 15.Billy Furr    7/15/67  2:55 PM  Homicide by Shooting  
  16. 16.Rebecca Brown    7/15/67 6:30 PM  Homicide by Shooting
  17. 17.Hattie Gainer    7/15/67  8:00 PM  Homicide by Shooting  
  18. 18.Rufus Hawk    7/15/67 10:06 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  19. 19.Fire Captain Michael Moran    7/15/67  10:45 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  20. 20.James Ruttledge    7/16/67  5:15 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  21. 21.Michael Pugh    7/17/67  12:50 PM   Homicide by Shooting  
  22. 22.Raymond Gilmer    7/18/67  1 AM  Homicide by Shooting  
TIMELINE:
  1. July 12, Wednesday:  Newark riots begin at 4th Precinct Police Station
  2. July 14, Friday:  Mayor Addonizio asks for State Police & National Guard assistance
  3. July 17, Monday: State Police and National Guard begin to leave Newark
  4. July 19, Wednesday:  Newark riots declared officially over
DEATHS: