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sae FD-302 (Rev..1-25-60) ©” _- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT’ 7N 1 Date __2/6/84 __ Dr. WILLIAM D, BRIDGES, MD, Pecan Street, Box 217, stated that around 12:30 4M, February 1, 1964, he was con- tacted telephonically by Sheriff DANIEL JONES, Amite County, ‘who informed him that a Negro had been shot and he wanted the doctor to meet him at his office. JONES related to him that he thought the Negro was dead and did not think there was any~ thing the doctor could do, but he desired the doctor r verity one that the Regro was dead, Dr. BRIDGES said he dressed innediately 2 and went to the sheriff's office where he met JONES. JONES at this tine told him that the shot Negro was LOUIS ALLEN and he was at his residence. Dr. JONES stated he left with the sheriff and arrived at ALLEN 's house around 1:25 AM. ” on ‘gpon arriving at the entrance of ALLEN's hone about five miles west of Liberty on Highway 24 W, Dr. BRIDGES stated he observed a logging truck parked in the driveway leading into the ALLEN property. The truck was just off the highway and in frout of the gate which was partly open. Under the . truck lying face down on his stomach was a Negro male, who he recognized as 8S ALLEN. The body was facing the rear of the truck and , completely under the truck at about the . center part of the, truck, just about under the cab of the truck, ‘ ‘Upon observing the body, Dr. BRIDGES stated that it was apparentak immediately to him that ALLEN was dead. Ho said ' that he based this epinion upon the fact that he could observe two large holes in the skull above the left ear and left . forehead with a portion of the brains exposed. One of these holes went through the jaw. Further, that upon feeling the . body, he noted that the chest and arms were cool, all of which | established in his own mind that ALLEN was dead, | since he could not have possibly lived having such wounds, | Dr. BRIDGES said he could not deteraine the exact tine of death, but based on the above indicated coolness of the body, he estimated that death had occurred at least two hours prior to the tino he examined hin, but Just how much. 7 donger, } he could not atate. ‘ a - f . Dr. BRIDGES said death had been ‘caused, in his opinion, by shetgon wounds to the head, Heeatinated that he ». *. + On , 20/4. -Iaberty, Mise. File #___NO 44-2100 “§7e Date dictated _____ 3/4/64 . 2 L chan et Mee Oat of S cme die eee me ee - ma pete ts Sat Le ee ee 2 : os zz = eee hts a fue