quest ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁shooting . ▁It ▁was ▁ruled ▁a ▁just ifiable ▁hom ic ide ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁r uling ▁was ▁made ▁un anim ously ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁white ▁and ▁two ▁black ▁citizens ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁deliber ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁noted ▁multiple ▁incons isten cies ▁with ▁the ▁case , ▁not ably : ▁ ▁Den zil ▁Dow ell ▁was ▁un ar med , ▁so , ▁therefore , ▁six ▁bullet ▁holes ▁and ▁shot gun ▁bl asts ▁cannot ▁be ▁considered ▁" just ifiable ▁hom ic ide ." ▁ ▁The ▁media ▁and ▁police ▁said ▁three ▁sh ots ▁were ▁fired , ▁while ▁the ▁coron er ▁and ▁witness es ▁described ▁six ▁to ▁ten ▁sh ots . ▁ ▁The ▁media ▁and ▁police ▁said ▁it ▁occurred ▁from ▁ 4 : 4 9 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 5 : 0 1 ▁AM , ▁yet ▁witness es ▁say ▁it ▁occurred ▁around ▁ 3 : 5 0 ▁AM , ▁around ▁an ▁hour ▁earlier ▁than ▁what ▁the ▁police ▁claimed . ▁ ▁Only ▁Richmond ▁police ▁were ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁scene , ▁not ▁until ▁ 4 : 5 0 ▁AM ▁were ▁Mart ine z ▁sh er iffs ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁scene . ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁had ▁reported ▁that ▁Den zil ▁ran ▁and ▁jump ed ▁a ▁f ence , ▁then ▁attempted ▁to ▁jump ▁another ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁shot . ▁The ▁Dow ell ▁family ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁injured ▁his ▁hip ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident