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The shooting happened at 5 a.m. Approximately where I'm standing on Seventh Street in the heart of Oakland's Negro Ghetto. A pool of blood marks the spot where 23 year old officer John Fry was found fatally wounded from four gunshots. Officer Fry, the father of a three

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year old daughter, had been on the force a little more than a year. Patrolman Herbert Haynes, who came to Fries Aid, is hospitalized in critical condition. He was found nearby, shot three times in the chest, arm and leg. The suspect charged with murder and attempted murder

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is Huey Newton, 25 year old leader of the Black Panthers for Self Defense and Oakland based group that advocates arming all Negroes against what they call their white oppressors, especially police. The same group caused a storm when they entered the state capital heavily armed earlier this

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year to protest anti gun legislation. Newton is hospitalized in serious condition and under heavy guard. He staggered into Kaiser Hospital at 5 40 this morning with gunshot wounds in the abdomen. It is believed he was wounded by Officer Haynes. Newton was later transferred to Highland Hospital

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because of the condition of the two survivors of the predawn shootout. Exact details are missing. Police say Newton and an accomplice were in this car when stopped by Officer Fry. The car left at the murder scene is known to be one used by heavily armed Black

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Panthers to patrol Negro neighborhoods, looking for what they say are incidents of police brutality. It is known. Officer Fry was able to make several radio transmissions to check on possible warrants for the two suspects. Before he was killed, Newton and his accomplice fled on foot. It

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is believed Newton commandeered a car to take him to the hospital. Inspector Roland Fort has charge of the investigation. Police say Officer Fries Murder is the first time in Oakland policeman has been killed in the line of duty in nearly 20 years. Ah, huge manhunt is

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on for the second suspect in that killing, who is still a large Ben Williams K P x news in Oakland. At this time, we know there were two men, and we don't know for sure yet whether there was a woman along. Oh, they were

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seen talking to the two officers, Andi. They also were seen walking back towards the police car. The other suspect is still at large, right. Uh, you know his identity yet? No. We don't know his identity for sure at this time. Were there any witnesses to this

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eye Witnesses? Yes, there was. And naturally, we don't care to divulge who those people were at this time. But the shooting was witnessed, and both officers were just were gunned down Unprovoked. There was no apparent reason unless, uh, one of them was afraid they were gonna

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find a gun on him or something. But they were walking back towards the police car and, uh, one reached, pulled a gun out and turn and start firing and gun both officers down their tracks.