1967 Tampa riots

1967 Tampa riots
1967 Tampa riots
Part of Long, hot summer of 1967
Date	June 11 – 15, 1967
Location	Tampa, Florida
Caused by	Martin Chambers being shot by Patrolman James Calvert and later dying; Racial inequality;
Methods	Protests, rioting, arson, looting
Resulted in	Investigations into the shooting of Martin Chambers done by authorities.; Program created by local businesspeople to reduce unemployment of black residents.; Unsuccessful attempts made to improve relations with black residents by law enforcement in the following years.; Contributed to the decline of Central Park.;
Parties
Protestors, rioters	State agencies Florida National Guard; Florida Highway Patrol; State Beverage Department; ; Local agencies Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office; Tampa Police Department; ; Other law enforcement agencies Pinellas County Sheriff's Office; St. Petersburg Police Department; Treasure Island Police Department; ;
Lead figures
	Governor of Florida Claude R. Kirk Jr.; Sheriff of Hillsborough County Malcolm E. Beard; Mayor of Tampa Nick Nuccio;
Number
	472 – ~500 Florida National Guard soldiers; 235 Florida Highway Patrol troopers;
Casualties
Death(s)	1
Arrested	100+
Damage	$2 million

The 1967 Tampa riots were a series of race riots during June 1967 in Tampa, Florida, as one of 159 such riots in the United States that summer.

The Tampa riots began after a 19-year-old black man named Martin Chambers, who was one of three people suspected of robbing a camera supply warehouse on 421 East Ellasme Street, was fatally shot by a white officer of the Tampa Police Department, Patrolman James Calvert. The riots began on the night of June 11 and ended on June 15, in the neighborhood that was then known as Central Park.

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