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CG 44-1593 CLT:nss 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The following account of the Cook Count State's Attorney's raid upon the Black Panther Party (BPP) apartment at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, on December 4, 1969, is summarized from news media reports: The State's Attorney's police, under the direction of Cook County State's Attorney EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, secured a search warrant, based upon information supplied by informants, from Criminal Court Judge ROBERT COLLINS to search the first floor apartment at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. It was alleged that there was a gun cache in this apartment. At 4:45 a.m. on December 4, 1969, 14 officers from the State's Attorney's police broke jnto this first floor apartment, which consists of two bedrooms and one bath, with a front and rear entrance, They allegedly encountered gunfire resistance; and following a shootout, FRED HAMPTON, Tllinois Chairman of the BPP, lay dead in his bed and Peoria, Illinois, BPP leader MARK CLARK was found dead in the living room of this apartment. There were nine members of the BPP in this apartment; and of the seven surviving, two men and two women had been wounded. Of the nine BPP members in the apartment, six were men and three were women. One woman, b7c ORAH JOHNSON, age 19, the alleged girl friend of HAMPTON, he seven surviving members _ of the BPe were arre charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery and were taken into custody. The following four had bullet wounds and were taken to the Cook County Hospital: -13-