. cn / ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Shang hai <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁shooting ▁of ▁Den zil ▁F . ▁Dow ell ▁( A pril ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ), ▁an ▁African - American ▁resident ▁of ▁North ▁Richmond , ▁California , ▁occurred ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Cont ra ▁Costa ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department ▁with ▁six ▁shot gun ▁pel lets ▁during ▁a ▁sus pected ▁burg l ary ▁incident . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁police , ▁at ▁about ▁ 5 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁two ▁sh er iff ' s ▁deput ies ▁respond ed ▁to ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call ▁that ▁a ▁burg l ary ▁was ▁in ▁progress ▁at ▁a ▁liqu or ▁store ▁in ▁North ▁Richmond , ▁CA . ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁location , ▁one ▁deput y ▁sp otted ▁two ▁suspect s ▁and ▁ordered ▁them ▁to ▁halt . ▁They ▁fled ▁and ▁the ▁deput y ▁fired ▁one ▁shot gun ▁bl ast . ▁Den zil ▁F . ▁Dow ell ▁was ▁struck ▁and ▁killed . ▁The ▁second ▁suspect ▁escaped . ▁A ▁hole ▁was ▁found ▁broken ▁through ▁the ▁c ement ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁liqu or ▁store , ▁and ▁various ▁burg l ary ▁tools ▁were ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁spot ▁the ▁two ▁suspect s ▁were ▁first ▁seen . ▁A ▁coron er ' s ▁in