Thomas Hagan. Police Sgt. Alvin Aronoff (L) grips hands of 22-Year-Old Thomas Hagan, also known as Talmadge Hayer, in the emergency room of Jewish Hospital in New York City, February 21, 1965. Hagan, one of the gunmen, was wounded at the Audubon Ballroom where Malcolm X was assassinated earlier in the day. Hagan was beaten by the crowd before police arrived. Police, who took Hagan into custody, said he had a pistol with four unused bullets. Witnesses at the scene identified Nation members Norman 3x Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, but Hagan refused to confirm the identities of the other gunmen. All three men were convicted in March 1966 and sentenced to life in prison. Johnson and Butler maintained their innocence. Credit: AP
Thomas Hagan
Police Sgt. Alvin Aronoff (L) grips hands of 22-Year-Old Thomas Hagan, also known as Talmadge Hayer, in the emergency room of Jewish Hospital in New York City, February 21, 1965.
Hagan, one of the gunmen, was wounded at the Audubon Ballroom where Malcolm X was assassinated earlier in the day. Hagan was beaten by the crowd before police arrived. Police, who took Hagan into custody, said he had a pistol with four unused bullets.
Witnesses at the scene identified Nation members Norman 3x Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, but Hagan refused to confirm the identities of the other gunmen. All three men were convicted in March 1966 and sentenced to life in prison. Johnson and Butler maintained their innocence.
Credit: AP
