The State vs. the Dead Body of Lee Campbell

Date: 
December 24, 1932

Deceased

Lee Campbell
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: Lee Cambell came to his death from a gun shot woud who was shot by Tracy Blackwell. The shooting was acdently done.

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. T. Atkinson
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
[no location given]
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Tracy Blackwell
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

J. C. Campbell's Statement We were all walking along the road . . .about in front of Bell Narthcutts Tracy was in the middle of road. Lee Campbell was in left wheel runt. Tracy had the gun in left arm. It fired off and knocked out of his arms. Lee Campbell fell at the fire who was about 6 feet from Tracy.

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