TIMELINE: Newark Riots

  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:  

                 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)


                             

                  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  


1967 Newark Riots Info