On November 14, 1976, Officer Ralph M. Tatum participated in a pursuit that culminated in the fatal shooting of Calvin Ray Gibbs in a Monroeville shopping center parking lot. A lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 led to a jury awarding $12,000 in damages against Tatum and another officer. The incident raised concerns about excessive force and wrongful death.
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