Denzil Dowell

Biography

Denzil F. Dowell (April 4, 1944 – April 1, 1967), was an African-American resident of North Richmond, California, who was shot and killed by an officer of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department. According to the media and police, at about 5 a.m. on April 1, 1967, two sheriff's deputies responded to a telephone call that a burglary was in progress at a liquor store in North Richmond, CA. Upon arrival at the location, one deputy spotted two suspects and ordered them to halt.

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