17-year-old Bobby Hutton is shot and killed by Oakland police

April 6

On April 6, 1968, 17-year-old Bobby Hutton was shot and killed by Oakland police. 

Bobby Hutton is thought to be the first recruit to the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Bobby Hutton was shot and killed during a violent shootout with police officers in Oakland.

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Sources

Bates, K. G. (2018, April 6). Bobby Hutton: The killing that catapulted The Black Panthers to fame. NPR. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.npr.org/2018/04/06/600055767/bobby-hutton-the-killing-that-catapulted-the-black-panthers-to-fame

Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). A Huey P. Newton story – people – bobby hutton. PBS. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/people/people_hutton.html