Bobby Hester

Bobby Hester

1983 shootout between police and religious leaders in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

📍 Memphis, Tennessee USA

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The Shannon Street massacre was a shootout and standoff between law enforcement and religious leaders at a house on Shannon Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, United States from January 11 to January 13, 1983. Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers Ray Schwill and Bobby Hester were called to the house after which a confrontation ensued and Hester was taken hostage by men inside the house. After a 30 hour standoff, an MPD SWAT team stormed the house and opened fire, killing all seven captors, after which Hester was found beaten to death. The MPD's handling of the incident was controversial and led

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