Joseph Kemp is Fatally Shot in Poolroom Altercation
- Title of event
- Joseph Kemp is Fatally Shot in Poolroom Altercation
- Type of event
- Killed
- Address of event
- Joseph Kemp is Fatally Shot in Poolroom Altercation Happened Entirely at 111, W 136th St
- Report on event
- Joseph Kemp is Fatally Shot in Poolroom Altercation Sole event referenced by Shooting is Fatal in Poolroom Fight
- Joseph Kemp is Fatally Shot in Poolroom Altercation Event secondarily referenced by Shooting is Fatal in Poolroom Fight
- Start date / time
- October 6, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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"Joseph Kemp, 35... was shot and killed during an argument Sunday morning in a restaurant and poolroom. Byron Lewis, no home, was arrested by detectives as a suspect in the slaying. According to the police version, the men quarreled over money, and Lewis whipped out a revolver and ended the argument."