Johnnie Robinson – Birmingham Police Department Surveillance File 1125.8.40: Johnnie Robinson Shooting Investigation

Description

Twenty-six-page archival compilation from Birmingham Police Department Surveillance File 1125.8.40 concerning the September 15, 1963 fatal shooting of Johnnie Robinson by Birmingham Police Officer Jack Parker. The file includes Detective C. L. Pierce’s initial investigative report, which describes the police pursuit, Parker’s discharge of a shotgun, Robinson’s injuries and death, and the subsequent collection of witness and officer statements.

The compilation also contains a Jefferson County coroner record, correspondence documenting federal interest in the investigation, statements from civilian witnesses, and statements from Birmingham police officers, including Parker’s account of firing a 12-gauge shotgun toward the ground as Robinson and another youth ran through the alley.