His name was William J. Kirkpatrick and he was a deaf 76 year old tourist from Michigan. He was looking through the glass at some clocks for sale as Dallas Egan and his accomplices robbed the store of $5,000 in jewelry, and when Egan noticed Kirkpatrick he shot him through the window.
Egan was arrested and he gave an excuse of: "I have him full warning" as to why he shot Kirkpatrick. He was later executed on October 20th, 1933.
![A jewellery store robbery that resulted in the death of a bystander. Los Angeles, Ca, July 23, 1932 [1441x1800]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/750c9a5eafe99f6a7f869f642c9e2f27d6bf661b/0_0_1441_1800/master/1441.jpg?width=1920&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7107fcf0cbaf4d01b03c9d30ee902e39)
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His name was William J. Kirkpatrick and he was a deaf 76 year old tourist from Michigan. He was looking through the glass at some clocks for sale as Dallas Egan and his accomplices robbed the store of $5,000 in jewelry, and when Egan noticed Kirkpatrick he shot him through the window.
Egan was arrested and he gave an excuse of: "I have him full warning" as to why he shot Kirkpatrick. He was later executed on October 20th, 1933.