On June 29, 1932, Sheriff William Samuel ("Buck") Jones of the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Alabama was fatally shot while attempting to apprehend Charles Green Miller, a Black resident of Opelika. The incident began when Sheriff Jones and a deputized local shopkeeper, B. Roberts, responded to a call that Miller had shot at his brother-in-law, Taylor Mathews, and his wife, causing injuries to their hands. Upon arriving at Miller’s residence, Sheriff Jones attempted to enter the front door, b
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