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Fred Hampton — Part 3

251 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Fred Hampton · 251 pages OCR'd
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Nos. Bos, 77-1210 & 77-1370 21 living room and grabbed the shotgun from Harris who was sitting on a bed next to the south wall of the living room. The officers testified that during the next few seconds they observed flashes of firing exiting from both bedrooms. Testimony was given that a cease-fire was called, but was broken by two shots, one from each bedroom. At the same time, Carmody broke through the kitchen door into the rear of the apartment. Observing flashes of firing exiting from the back bedroom, he lunged into the kitchen. He advanced to a position in the dining room and fired into the bedroom. Ciszewski and Broderick followed Carmody’s lead. Ciszewski pointed his flashlight into the back bedroom and Bell surrendered. A second cease-fire was called. It too was broken when flashes were observed again in the rear of the apart- ment. When Gorman and Davis fired through the living room wall, their volleys were returned by more firing from the bedroom. . Truelock and Johnson emerged from the back room during a third cease-fire. Carmody then entered the back bedroom where he saw Hampton’s body on the bed. While Carmody dragged the body from the room, Ciszewski entered to remove weapons. A bullet ripped through the north wall of the bedroom and struck Ciszewski in the ankle. Having secured the living room and back bedroom, the raiders concentrated their efforts on the front bedroom. Gorman ran to the bedroom after shooting through the south wall of the living room. He fired his machine gun into the front bedroom as he saw Anderson rising between the beds with a shotgun clutched in his hands. Anderson was hit by Gorman’s volley. Gorman also spotted Brewer with an object in her hands, but no shots were exchanged. Carmody and Broderick also fired into the north bedroom.- According to a tape of a radio dispatcher’s communication with the raiders that -morning, the apartment was under control within seven minutes. In addition to the raiders’ testimony, the statements of several plaintiffs given to their lawyers after the inci-
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