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George Washington Bryan

Case from Greenville, AL dated Jun 10, 1904

Victim Details

George Washington Bryan

Male

White / Caucasian

Greenville

AL

1904-06-10

46

George

Washington Bryan

Yes

06/21/2026

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George Washington Bryan, a 46-year-old man, served as an officer with the Greenville Police Department and was sent into the rural Till Community of Butler County, Alabama, to help carry out an arrest warrant at a residence. In the tense moment at the doorway—lawmen expecting compliance, the household bracing for confrontation—the attempt to take the suspect into custody turned into a sudden burst of violence when the suspect resisted and fired multiple shots.

Bryan was struck and le ...
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