Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie
- Title of event
- Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie
- Type of event
- Killed
- Address of event
- Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie Happened Primarily at 1130, St Nicholas Ave
- Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie Happened Secondarily at 2457, 7th Ave
- Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie Happened Secondarily at 204, W 143rd St
- Report on event
- Norman Roberts shoots his wfe, Nellie Main report referencing event Kills Wife In Court, Is Killed By Police
- Start date / time
- August 9, 1923
- August 9, 1923
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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Roberts, a young black man, shot his 23 year old wife as she entered a courtroom at Washington Heights Court to charge him with assault. She had left him several months earlier because he beat her, but he had waited for her in the hallway of her mother's home and attacked her. Three shots hit Nellie, killing her, before two police officers waiting to appear in court shot and killed Roberts. Witnessed by a crowd of 300 waiting for the court to open.