Cadet Alfred E. Harrell, a 19-year-old African American male, was shot and killed by a sniper at 10:55 pm on December 31, 1972, while working the gate at the Central Lockup in New Orleans, Louisiana. The sniper used a .44 caliber carbine from a distance of 280 feet. Tragically, Cadet Harrell was scheduled to end his shift only five minutes later.
The suspect responsible for Cadet Harrell's death was Mark Essex, a member of the Black Panthers, a radical group known for its anti-law enforce
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