DECLARATION OF ARNOLD BEVERLY
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| Mr. Arnold Beverly claims his responsibility to the shooting death of officer Falkner. |
I was present when Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 9, 1981 near the corner of 13th and Locust. I have personal knowledge that Mumia Abu-Jamal did not shoot Officer Daniel Faulkner, In fact I was hired, along with another guy, and paid to shoot and kill Officer Daniel Faulkner. I had heard that Faulkner was a problem for the mob and corrupt policemen because he interfered with the graft and payoffs made to allow illegal activity including prostitution, gambling, drugs without prosecution in the center city area.
Faulkner was shot once in the back then in the face before Jamal came on to the scene. Again Jamal had nothing to do with the shooting of Officer Faulkner.
Before the shooting, I was given a picture; I was given a picture of Faulkner. I was told that he would be around Locust street check something at Johnny Ds bar in the early morning hours 0f December 9.
Two of us were hired for the shooting so that either of us could take the opportunity to make the hit, get the job done, and leave. The other guy gave me a .38 caliber policeman special. I also was carrying my own .22 caliber gun.
I was waiting at the Speedline entrance, north east corner of 13th and Locust Street at the parking lot, I was wearing a green camouflage jacket. The other guy waited down side of Locust Street east of 13th Street near Camac (Street).
While I was waiting at the Speedline entrance for Faulkner to arrive at the location, I saw police officers in the area. Two undercover policemen were standing on the west side of 13th. Also a uniformed police officer was sitting in a car in the corner of the parking lot, They were there while the shooting of Faulkner took place. I was not worried about the police there, since I believed that since I was hired by the mob to shoot and kill Faulkner, any police Officers on the scene would be there to help me and ** me.
After a while I saw Faulkner get out of a small police car parked behind a VW parked on Locust Street, east of 13th ~ Faulkner was alone. He got out of the police car and went up to the VW, I heard a shot ring out coming from east on Locust Street, Faulkner fell on his knee on the sidewalk next to the VW, I heard another shot and it must have grazed my left shoulder. I felt something on my left shoulder. I grabbed at my shoulder and got blood on my hand.
I ran across the Street, stood over Faulkner, and shot him in the face at close range. Jamal was shot shortly after that by a uniformed police officer who arrived on the scene. Cop Cars came from all directions. Foot patrol also arrived. I saw a white shirt getting out of a car in the middle of the 13th & Locust intersection just as I was going down to the Speedline Steps.
I left the area underground through the Speedline system and by pro-arrangement a police officer who assisted me, exited the Speedline underground about one blocks away. A car was waiting for me and I left the center city area.