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September 4, 1948
The Omaha Guide
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
19-year-old Herbert Eugene Carr Jr. was fatally shot by 53-year-old Alonzo Hatch during an argument over stolen spectacles at a billiard parlor. Hatch admitted to the shooting with his employer's revolver. Carr died from a heart wound at County Hospital.
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Youth, 19, Fatally Shot in Argument
A 19 year-old youth was shot to death Tuesday afternoon during an argument over a pair of spectacles. Police held Alonzo Hatch, 53, of 1214 North Twenty-fifth Street, who admitted the shooting.
The dead youth was identified at County Hospital as Herbert Eugene Carr, Jr., 2814 Hamilton Street.
Hatch, porter at a billiard parlor at 1522 North Twenty-fourth Street, told detectives that he found a pair of spectacles on Tuesday morning while sweeping. Later they disappeared, he said, and turned up in Carr's possession.
During the heated argument Tuesday afternoon about the glasses, Hatch grabbed his employer's .38 caliber revolver and fired once, he said. Carr fell, mortally wounded through the heart.
Survivors: Wife, Thelma; son, Ronald.
The body was taken to the Thomas Mortuary.
A 19 year-old youth was shot to death Tuesday afternoon during an argument over a pair of spectacles. Police held Alonzo Hatch, 53, of 1214 North Twenty-fifth Street, who admitted the shooting.
The dead youth was identified at County Hospital as Herbert Eugene Carr, Jr., 2814 Hamilton Street.
Hatch, porter at a billiard parlor at 1522 North Twenty-fourth Street, told detectives that he found a pair of spectacles on Tuesday morning while sweeping. Later they disappeared, he said, and turned up in Carr's possession.
During the heated argument Tuesday afternoon about the glasses, Hatch grabbed his employer's .38 caliber revolver and fired once, he said. Carr fell, mortally wounded through the heart.
Survivors: Wife, Thelma; son, Ronald.
The body was taken to the Thomas Mortuary.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Shooting
Argument
Spectacles
Murder
Billiard Parlor
What entities or persons were involved?
Alonzo Hatch
Herbert Eugene Carr, Jr.
Thelma
Ronald
Where did it happen?
Billiard Parlor At 1522 North Twenty Fourth Street
Story Details
Key Persons
Alonzo Hatch
Herbert Eugene Carr, Jr.
Thelma
Ronald
Location
Billiard Parlor At 1522 North Twenty Fourth Street
Event Date
Tuesday Afternoon
Story Details
Alonzo Hatch shot Herbert Eugene Carr, Jr. during an argument over a pair of spectacles Hatch found and later discovered in Carr's possession. Hatch fired his employer's revolver, wounding Carr fatally through the heart.