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kent-state-shooting — Part 04

104 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: May 15, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: kent-state-shooting · 104 pages OCR'd
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CV 98-2240 (2) be very active in directing the group. He noted that the majority of persons in the crowd were onlookers and that there was only a very small gxoup, possibly 10 to 20 persons, who were actually attempting to break windows in the ROTC building or set it on fire, wi advised he had cbhserved another young white. male, who he could not otherwise describe, with what appeared to be a flare, and this person was in the southeast corner of the building. He noted that the individuals who had attemptcd to set fire to the ROTC building had keen trying to do this with matches and had set some of the Grape fie. He commented that at about this time, the activities of the group attenpting to set fire to the building hed bcen interrupted when someone in the crowd had spotted c young man with & canera. The activity then centered on this person and they began to beat him and take his canera and filn ray Irom him. We Gescrined one of the persons enuaged in this activity to be a white male, about 22-23 years of ace, 6' tall, 175° pounds, having reddish blond bushy hair, woarcing an American Plag as a hesdband end caressed Cy) 7 5 . in light bluc dungareezs and wearing cheap white tennis shoes. ee g advised the ROW building was not burning at that 'tric, but he had scen what appeared to ke a light inside the building and had asked the porson next to him if the building was on fire. This individual had replied that it was not, but thut a flare was burning inside the building. It is his opinion that a flare had not started the fire that caused the ROTC building to burn. that very soon after this activity, the Kent Fi vepartmont had arrived end had placed their equipment on the opposite side of the crowd, which was assembled. on the Comnons. © He suid he did not see all of the activity in | connection with the firemen, but a pertion of the crowd had pulley rayt of the £ire hose out on to the Cormons erea and the hose had boen cut. He said the person he had first Gesceribed above and two other individuals, who he did not Closely observe and could not descrine, hud charged the firemen, jostled them about, took the fire hose awmey - zron ~thei, and then directed it on the Lireien, He connented that cB a rr tenet a A A fe oe A Ee AR NR aa A At ere le mS ame
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