Nathaniel Thomas Holt Jr.

Death by Force

Nathaniel Thomas Holt Jr., a 40-year-old African American police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, tragically died on December 26, 1899. Officer Holt was off-duty at the time, enjoying the evening at Wolf's Saloon on Chestnut Street and 24th Street when he witnessed the ejection of three men causing a disturbance. One of the men, feeling aggrieved by their removal, returned to the area with a revolver and shot Officer Holt multiple times in the legs.

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Police Officer Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr.

Officer Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr., age 40

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