Bobby Hutton was one of the original member of the Black Panther Party.
After being bombed with tear gas and trapped in a burning basement, he came out shirtless to prove he was unarmed and the police immediately shot him 12 times and he died
He was only 17 years. A THREAD!
After being bombed with tear gas and trapped in a burning basement, he came out shirtless to prove he was unarmed and the police immediately shot him 12 times and he died
He was only 17 years. A THREAD!
On April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. & riots raging across the U.S, Hutton was traveling with Eldridge Cleaver and other Black Panther members in a car. They were stopped by two Oakland Police officers and had a confrontation.
The two officers were shot. Hutton and Cleaver fled to an apartment building where they engaged in a 90-minute gun battle with the Police Department. Some incoming bullets caught fire. Ultimately, Cleaver was wounded, and Hutton voluntarily surrendered to avoid getting burnt.
Although Hutton had stripped down to his underwear and had his hands raised in the air to prove that he was unarmed, the officers shot Hutton more than 12 times, leading to his death.
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