1960s militant sought after deputies shot serving warrant
Al-Amin is being sought after two sheriff's deputies were shot as they tried to serve a warrant on him
Atlanta authorities unsure if H. Rap Brown was shooter
March 17, 2000
Web posted at: 12:24 p.m. EST (1724 GMT)
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ATLANTA -- A manhunt was under way Friday in Atlanta for the black militant of the 1960s once known as H. Rap Brown. The search follows the wounding of two sheriff's deputies trying to serve a warrant accusing him of theft and impersonating an officer.
It was unknown whether Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, as Brown is now known, fired the shots that wounded the Fulton County officers Thursday night. One deputy was in critical condition; the other was in serious condition. Authorities believe the suspect also was wounded.
The city of Atlanta is within Fulton County.
The officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect outside an Atlanta grocery store run by Al-Amin and listed as the address on the warrant issued by neighhboring Cobb County.
According to the Cobb County sheriff's department, Amin, 56, failed to appear in court in January on charges of theft by receiving stolen property, impersonating an officer and no proof of insurance.
Court documents siad that charges stemmed from an incident last May, in which he was allegedly stopped in a stolen car and flashed a badge in an attempt to convince the officer that he also was a policeman.
Both deputies were shot with a .223-caliber assault rifle similar to an M-16, said sheriff's spokesman Capt. David Chadd.
"We believe by the number of shell casings in the street, the shooter confronted the deputies outside the house," Chadd said.
Said Sheriff Jacquelyn Barrett: "I think both officers kind of walked into this."
Members of a Fulton County Police SWAT team gather to conduct a search in Atlanta early Friday
'Violence is as American as cherry pie'
Al-Amin was a leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and justice minister of the Black Panthers, which rose to prominence in the 1960s. Known then as Brown, he once exhorted blacks to arm themselves, saying "violence is as American as cherry pie."
In 1967, he was charged with inciting a riot in Cambridge, Maryland, where he had told about 400 blacks: "It's time for Cambridge to explode, baby. Black folks built America, and if America don't come around, we're going to burn America down."
After the rally, shots were fired between blacks and whites. Al-Amin was wounded in the forehead by a shotgun pellet, and a white police officer was shot in the neck, face and hand. No one was killed.
The next morning, a fire burned a school and two city blocks.
Converted to Islam
Al-Amin came to Atlanta in 1976 after converting to Islam while spending five years in prison for his role in a robbery that ended in a shoot-out with New York police.
In recent years, Al-Amin has lived as the Muslim spiritual leader of a community mosque and operated a small grocery in Atlanta's West End. He has worked at trying to clean up drugs and prostitution in the neighborhood.
In 1995, he was accused of aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing an unlicensed pistol after a man claimed he was shot by Al-Amin.
William Miles, then 22, told police he was walking home from a park when one of four shots struck him in the leg. Federal authorities said Al-Amin was carrying an unlicensed pistol and a large knife when he was arrested.
Al-Amin's supporters claimed the charges were trumped up as revenge because of the New York police shoot-out. Miles later recanted and said he was pressured by authorities to identify Al-Amin as the man who shot him.
Correspondent Brian Cabell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hmmm. Do you think the ATF will surround his house and burn it down, or will they just shoot his wife?
Dick
Al-Amin is being sought after two sheriff's deputies were shot as they tried to serve a warrant on him
Atlanta authorities unsure if H. Rap Brown was shooter
March 17, 2000
Web posted at: 12:24 p.m. EST (1724 GMT)
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In this story:
'Violence is as American as cherry pie'
Converted to Islam
RELATED STORIES, SITES
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From staff and wire reports
ATLANTA -- A manhunt was under way Friday in Atlanta for the black militant of the 1960s once known as H. Rap Brown. The search follows the wounding of two sheriff's deputies trying to serve a warrant accusing him of theft and impersonating an officer.
It was unknown whether Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, as Brown is now known, fired the shots that wounded the Fulton County officers Thursday night. One deputy was in critical condition; the other was in serious condition. Authorities believe the suspect also was wounded.
The city of Atlanta is within Fulton County.
The officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect outside an Atlanta grocery store run by Al-Amin and listed as the address on the warrant issued by neighhboring Cobb County.
According to the Cobb County sheriff's department, Amin, 56, failed to appear in court in January on charges of theft by receiving stolen property, impersonating an officer and no proof of insurance.
Court documents siad that charges stemmed from an incident last May, in which he was allegedly stopped in a stolen car and flashed a badge in an attempt to convince the officer that he also was a policeman.
Both deputies were shot with a .223-caliber assault rifle similar to an M-16, said sheriff's spokesman Capt. David Chadd.
"We believe by the number of shell casings in the street, the shooter confronted the deputies outside the house," Chadd said.
Said Sheriff Jacquelyn Barrett: "I think both officers kind of walked into this."
Members of a Fulton County Police SWAT team gather to conduct a search in Atlanta early Friday
'Violence is as American as cherry pie'
Al-Amin was a leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and justice minister of the Black Panthers, which rose to prominence in the 1960s. Known then as Brown, he once exhorted blacks to arm themselves, saying "violence is as American as cherry pie."
In 1967, he was charged with inciting a riot in Cambridge, Maryland, where he had told about 400 blacks: "It's time for Cambridge to explode, baby. Black folks built America, and if America don't come around, we're going to burn America down."
After the rally, shots were fired between blacks and whites. Al-Amin was wounded in the forehead by a shotgun pellet, and a white police officer was shot in the neck, face and hand. No one was killed.
The next morning, a fire burned a school and two city blocks.
Converted to Islam
Al-Amin came to Atlanta in 1976 after converting to Islam while spending five years in prison for his role in a robbery that ended in a shoot-out with New York police.
In recent years, Al-Amin has lived as the Muslim spiritual leader of a community mosque and operated a small grocery in Atlanta's West End. He has worked at trying to clean up drugs and prostitution in the neighborhood.
In 1995, he was accused of aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing an unlicensed pistol after a man claimed he was shot by Al-Amin.
William Miles, then 22, told police he was walking home from a park when one of four shots struck him in the leg. Federal authorities said Al-Amin was carrying an unlicensed pistol and a large knife when he was arrested.
Al-Amin's supporters claimed the charges were trumped up as revenge because of the New York police shoot-out. Miles later recanted and said he was pressured by authorities to identify Al-Amin as the man who shot him.
Correspondent Brian Cabell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hmmm. Do you think the ATF will surround his house and burn it down, or will they just shoot his wife?
Dick
I believe that 1st Degree Murder is punishable by death in Georgia. This thug most likely will get what he has got comming, regardless of whether the press, or the ATF, pays any attention or not.