The Murder Of Officer Daniel Faulkner

On December 9, 1981 Officer Daniel Faulkner was killed during the traffic stop of Mumia’s brother. At the time Mumia was working as a taxi cab driver and had been parked near the scene of the crime. He testifies that he was merely getting out of his car to see what the altercation was about when he was shot. According to the prosecution Mumia left his car and opened fire on the officer. He then, according to witnesses for the prosecution, stood over the officer and repeatedly shot at him until eventually hitting him in the head and killing him. In that same testimony there is no record of Mumia being shot even though he was rushed to a hospital for his own gunshot wounds. This is merely the beginning of the controversy surrounding the case.