Circumstances

Date of Offense	April 19, 1919
Date of Death	April 19, 1919
Time Between Offense and Death	Within 1 day
Address	38th Indiana
Type of Location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of Public Place	Street, sidewalk or alley
Type of Death	Manslaughter
Description	Victim killed resisting arrest
Total Number of Victims	1
Number of Defendants	1
Type of Manslaughter	Unintentional killing with gun

Victim

Name	Nelson, William
Age	36 years
Gender	Male
Race	Black
Ethnicity	African American

Defendant

Name	Norris, Joseph
Gender	Male
Ethnicity	English-Anglo
Race	White
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, professional (incl. police and military)

Police

Precinct	26
Allegations of Police Corruption	No
Defendant Identified at Scene	No
Total Number of Defendants Arrested	1

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision	April 20, 1919
Outcome of Coroner's Judgment	Exonerated, Commended
Charges Against Defendant	No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded	Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of Police Corruption	No