Separated by a door and perspectives, a routine arrest turned deadly in 1973
According to Milton Scott’s widow, Beverly (Scott) Shabazz, Milton Scott was an artist who loved listening to jazz music and his favorite musician, Jimi Hendrix. (Photo courtesy of the Scott family)
Local and federal agents were on the scene shortly after Milton Scott’s death in Baton Rouge in 1973 (Photo courtesy of The Advocate)
By Myracle Lewis, Amelia Gabor and Birdie O’Connell
LSU Manship School News Service
First of two stories
On a hot, quiet morning in July 1973, 21-year-old Milton Scott heard a loud knock at his door.
Scott was lying in bed with his pregnant wife, Beverly, and their 2-year-old daughter, Andrea. He felt uneasy about a bloody nightmare he’d had that night.
“I had to do everything I could do to …
