Police were called about John Mahone, a black man, having an argument with his wife. A cop shot and killed him because he thought Mahone had a knife. Mahone had a can opener.
An officer searching for illegal whiskey saw another black man, Harris Miller, run. When Miller didn’t halt, the cop shot and killed him.
Police were called to subdue R.D. Mance, a black man with mental health issues. A cop subdued him – with his gun.
These shootings happened in Atlanta in 1948.