The Newhall incident, also called the Newhall massacre, was a deadly shootout on April 5–6, 1970, in Valencia, California, United States, between two heavily armed criminals and four officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). In less than 30 minutes, four CHP officers and one of the suspects were killed and another man was pistol-whipped in what was at the time the deadliest day in the history of California law enforcement.
The Newhall incident, also called the Newhall massacre, was a deadly shootout on April 5–6, 1970, in Valencia, California, United States, between two heavily armed criminals and four officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). In less than 30 minutes, four CHP officers and one of the suspects were killed and another man was pistol-whipped in what was at the time the deadliest day in the history of California law enforcement.
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