DETROIT | The … No one was ever charged with the death of Carl Cooper, the youngest victim, who was 17. However, the Detroit Free Press interviewed the witnesses of the events, who all claimed to have been unarmed and that the dead men were not snipers. Those interviews became the basis for his 1968 book The Algiers Hotel Incident. Detroit Police along with the Michigan State Police, and other National Guardsmen arrived at the Algiers Motel Annex under the suspicion they were arriving where a sniper was located. August, who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Pollard, was acquitted by an all-white jury in Mason, Michigan despite his confession. The Algiers Motel incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan, United States, throughout the night of July 25–26, 1967. “The Algiers Motel incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan, United States, throughout the night of July 25–26, 1967 during the racially charged 12th Street Riot.At the Algiers Motel, approximately one mile east of where the riot began, three civilians were killed and nine others abused by a riot task force composed of the Detroit Police Department, the Michigan State … BlackPast.org is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Detroit Police, State Police, and National Guard members rush into the motel annex to locate the sniper. Clark, Forsythe, Hysell and Molloy, and other guests including 19-year-old Aubrey Pollard, a 26-year-old Vietnam veteran Robert Greene, 18-year-old Larry Reed, lead singer for the Rhythm and Blues group the Dramatics, and band road manager, 18-year-old Fred Temple, were rounded up by Detroit police officers and faced against a downstairs hall wall. As the riot continued to rage through Detroit, a number of individuals, desperate to get off the street and thus out of harms way, took up residence in the annex of the Algiers. The witnesses’ accounts were delivered to Detroit prosecutors on July 29. The next young person killed was, Pollard, he was shot and killed by officer Ronald August after he took him into Annex Room A-3. Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” will undoubtedly be a conversation starter as it hits theaters this weekend — with its take on a violent night at a Motor City motel. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Dismukes went to trial first and was acquitted by an all-white jury. Because the police thought they were under attack, they fired back. Several songs directly refer to the riot. Despite the three deceased bodies in the Motel Annex, the Detroit police officers on the scene, Paille, August, and David Senak, did not report any of the deaths to the Detroit Police Homicide Bureau as required. Approximately 1,189 people were injured and over 7,200 were arrested. The 1967 Detroit riot left 43 people dead. August, who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Pollard, was acquitted by an all-white jury in Mason, Michigan despite his confession. Security guard Melvin Dismukes tried to play peacemaker as police and National Guardsmen stormed the Algiers Motel on July 25, 1967, searching for a sniper. the algiers motel incident By Charles M. Hagen S HORTLY after midnight on July 25, 1967, at the height of the Detroit riots, police and National Guard troops seized the annex of the Algiers Motel. Police entered the building. This book explained everything in great detail. John Hersey, The Algiers Motel Incident (New York: Alfred A. 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