On July 24, 1900, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Captain John Day of the New Orleans Police Department was fatally shot while attempting to apprehend a suspect named Robert Charles. Charles, an African American male, had been involved in a prior altercation with police officers, during which he and Officer August T. Mora exchanged gunfire, resulting in non-lethal injuries to both. Following this initial incident, Charles retreated to his residence. When Captain Day and other officers attempted to ar
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