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April 3, 1955
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Willie Lewis Brown, 26, arrested for shooting Beasley in the chest and arm with a .22 rifle after an argument over a stolen dollar escalated into a physical struggle involving three people. Detectives W. E. Petty and H. F. Brown investigated.
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MAN KILLED
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been shot in the left chest and left arm with a .22 caliber rifle, Dets. W. E. Petty and H. F. Brown said.
A man, listed by police as Willie Lewis Brown, 26, of 35 Maryland Avenue, in the area where Beasley was killed, was arrested in connection with the slaying.
He was quoted as saying Beasley accused a third person of taking a dollar from him and grew angry when Brown said this was not true.
An argument developed into a physical struggle involving the three people, and Beasley was shot, he said.
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been shot in the left chest and left arm with a .22 caliber rifle, Dets. W. E. Petty and H. F. Brown said.
A man, listed by police as Willie Lewis Brown, 26, of 35 Maryland Avenue, in the area where Beasley was killed, was arrested in connection with the slaying.
He was quoted as saying Beasley accused a third person of taking a dollar from him and grew angry when Brown said this was not true.
An argument developed into a physical struggle involving the three people, and Beasley was shot, he said.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Man Killed
Shooting
Arrest
Argument
Physical Struggle
What entities or persons were involved?
Willie Lewis Brown
Beasley
W. E. Petty
H. F. Brown
Where did it happen?
35 Maryland Avenue
Story Details
Key Persons
Willie Lewis Brown
Beasley
W. E. Petty
H. F. Brown
Location
35 Maryland Avenue
Story Details
Beasley was shot in the left chest and left arm with a .22 caliber rifle during a physical struggle after accusing a third person of taking a dollar from him, which Willie Lewis Brown denied, leading to an argument. Brown was arrested in connection with the slaying.