William Reynolds was an American mass murderer who shot nine people, seven of them fatally, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States on April 6, 1902, before being shot dead himself.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Police arrived at Reynolds' home in Tuscumbia's black neighborhood to arrest him on a charge of obtaining property under false pretenses. According to the Richmond Planet, Reynolds opened fire immediately on the sheriff and deputy who came to the door, killing both. He barricaded himself in the house and a posse was assembled. In the ensuing gun battle, Reynolds killed seven more white men.[8] After four hours, the posse set fire to the house in which he was barricaded and, in attempting to escape, Reynolds was shot to death.[9] A total of three houses were burned down.[8]
With the sheriff and five deputies of the Colbert County Sheriff's Department among those killed, this was the deadliest incident in Alabama law enforcement history.[10]
Racial tensions were high after the incident and, the following day in nearby Florence, Alabama, a prominent white butcher was arrested for killing and butchering a black patron who praised Reynolds.[8][9]
^Desperado kills three, The New York Times (April 7, 1902)
^Three died from wounds, The New York Times (April 8, 1902)
^Three of the Wounded Dead, The Hartford Courant (April 8, 1902)
^Negro slays white men, The Racine Journal (April 8, 1902)
^Death of late sheriff's wife spurs memory tragedy that rocked south, TimesDaily (July 23, 1958)
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