Cris Little

First Name: Cris
Last Name: Little
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

being a lawful Jury of inquest who being charged and sworn to enquire for the State of South Carolina where and by what means said Cris Little came to his death. Said Cris Little came to his death by a pistol shot wound entering in the left side of body from his back, said pistol was in hands of a Police man of the Town of Laurens by the name of Andrew Nelson and so the Jurors aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Andrew Nelson in manner and for aforesaid Cris Little, then and there did Kill, against the peace and dignity of the State aforesaid.

COD Short Description: 
shot by an acting police officer
Original Record: 
4965

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