"Probe Begins in Shooting", 1970-09-02
Scope and Contents
"Escondido police officers begin to gather data after an incident near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Escondido Boulevard Tuesday in which a laborer Vance Peel 34, was shot and killed by two Escondido patrolmen after he attacked them with an axe. When apprehended by the officers, Peele was chopping at a power pole (right) with an axe which he apparently had just bought". [Other images in this folder taken after the incident and relate to the police investigation including various images of the street scene where it occurred surrounded by police officers, the handgun of the officer and the axe involved in the incident at the police station as evidence, the deceased Vance Peel lying on a bed, and police or fire department cleaning up the street with a hose where the incident occurred].
Dates
- Other: 1970-09-02
Creator
- Pasik, Herb (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 222.31 Linear Feet (186 containers totaling 195 boxes and drawers of various sizes, roughly sized like postcard boxes. Metal containers house 2 or 3 drawers each.)
Language
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
medium format b&w
Repository Details
Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository
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