Savannah, Georgia
September 13, 1958
Agencies: Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Georgia SCMPD
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Ernest Hunter was arrested in Savannah, Georgia, on September 13, 1958. Later that day, he was shot and killed by a police officer following an alleged struggle inside the holding cell at the police station. Hunter was arrested after he interfered with the officer’s attempts to give Hunter’s wife a traffic citation.