▁among ▁major ▁Chicago ▁street ▁gang s ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁end ▁inf ight ing , ▁and ▁work ▁for ▁social ▁change . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁prom in ence , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁F BI ▁identified ▁Ham pton ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁dangerous ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ther ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁They ▁began ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁sub vert ▁his ▁activities ▁in ▁Chicago ▁by ▁sow ing ▁dis information ▁among ▁these ▁groups ▁and ▁placing ▁a ▁counter int elligence ▁oper ative ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Pan thers . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Ham pton ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁his ▁bed ▁during ▁a ▁pre dawn ▁ra id ▁at ▁his ▁Chicago ▁a partment ▁by ▁a ▁tact ical ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ; ▁during ▁the ▁ra id , ▁another ▁Pan ther ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁several ▁were ▁seriously ▁wounded . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁a ▁coron er ' s ▁j ury ▁held ▁an ▁in quest ▁and ▁ruled ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Mark ▁Clark ▁to ▁be ▁just ifiable ▁hom ic ide . ▁▁ ▁A ▁civil ▁law suit ▁was ▁later ▁file d ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁the ▁relatives ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Clark . ▁It ▁was ▁resolved ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 1 . 8 5 ▁million ; ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Cook