▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁act ively ▁encourag ed ▁violence ▁between ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁and ▁other ▁radical ▁groups ; ▁this ▁prov oked ▁multiple ▁mur ders ▁in ▁cities ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁an ▁armed ▁confront ation ▁between ▁party ▁members ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department ▁resulted ▁in ▁one ▁B PP ▁member ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁and ▁six ▁others ▁arrested ▁on ▁serious ▁charges . ▁▁ ▁In ▁early ▁October , ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁Deb or ah ▁Johnson ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁A ku a ▁N jer i ), ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁child ▁( F red ▁Ham pton ▁Jr .), ▁r ented ▁a ▁four - and - a - half - room ▁a partment ▁at ▁ 2 3 3 7 ▁West ▁Mon roe ▁Street ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁B PP ▁headquarters . ▁O ' Ne al ▁reported ▁to ▁his ▁super iors ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Pan thers ' ▁" prov oc ative " ▁stock p ile ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁stored ▁there ▁and ▁drew ▁them ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁a partment . ▁In ▁early ▁November , ▁Ham pton ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁California ▁on ▁a ▁speaking ▁eng agement ▁to ▁the ▁U CLA ▁Law ▁Stud ents ▁Association . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁B PP ▁national ▁hierarchy , ▁who ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁Central ▁Committee . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁and ▁major ▁sp okes man . ▁▁ 1 9