Samuel J. Carter, a 36-year-old white male, was serving as a captain in the Tampa Police Department when he was fatally shot on May 29, 1905. On that fateful evening, Captain Carter was in charge of the department while Police Chief J. S. Jones was on vacation. He responded to a distress call from Mabel Dennis, who reported that her stepfather, Phiander Knapp, was threatening her with a gun. Captain Carter and Ms. Dennis went searching for Knapp behind Hillsborough High School and then on Frankl
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