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James Haynes

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Jul 23, 1968

Victim Details

James Haynes

Male

Cleveland

OH

1968-07-23

James

Haynes

07/14/2026

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On the night of July 23, 1968, during the Glenville shootout in Cleveland, Ohio, James Haynes, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically killed. Employed full-time as a stock clerk at TRW, Haynes also served as the maintenance man and night watchman for the five-unit apartment building where he resided with his family. On that fateful evening, as violence erupted in the Glenville neighborhood, Haynes took it upon himself to guard his apartment at the intersection of Superior Avenue and ...
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  • Glenville shootout - Wikipedia
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