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| − | '''Wendel Sylvester Blackwell''' ( | + | '''Wendel Sylvester Blackwell''' (1951?-[[1974]]) was a 23-year-old black man who was stopped by [[Escambia County Sheriff's]] Deputy [[Doug Raines]] and subsequently shot in the head and killed on [[December 22]], [[1974]]. His death sparked a wave of protest in the black community, culminating in a [[Blackwell demonstration|demonstration]] on [[February 24]], [[1975]] in which nearly 50 people were arrested, including [[civil rights]] leaders Revs. [[H. K. Matthews]], [[B. J. Brooks]] and [[Otha Leverette]]. |
Blackwell was a 1969 graduate of [[Washington High School]] and had attended [[Pensacola Junior College]]. He was married and worked at the [[St. Regis Paper Company]]. | Blackwell was a 1969 graduate of [[Washington High School]] and had attended [[Pensacola Junior College]]. He was married and worked at the [[St. Regis Paper Company]]. | ||
| − | On the night of December | + | On the night of December 22, 1974, Blackwell was pulled over by Deputy Raines following a high-speed pursuit. According to Raines, Blackwell had acted strangely, at first reluctant to comply and then obscuring part of his body. When Raines saw that he possessed a firearm, he shot him in the head at 10:45pm. Blackwell was pronounced dead at the hospital. |
The shooting was met with outrage in the black community. Rev. [[B. J. Brooks]] called the shooting "murder" and asked [[Escambia County Sheriff]] [[Royal Untreiner]] to suspend Deputy Raines until a complete independent investigation could be made. One witness near the shooting said she thought Blackwell had been shot while still in the car, from the amount of blood inside the vehicle. | The shooting was met with outrage in the black community. Rev. [[B. J. Brooks]] called the shooting "murder" and asked [[Escambia County Sheriff]] [[Royal Untreiner]] to suspend Deputy Raines until a complete independent investigation could be made. One witness near the shooting said she thought Blackwell had been shot while still in the car, from the amount of blood inside the vehicle. | ||
