Angela Atwood - Death in Los Angeles Safehouse Shootout

Death in Los Angeles Safehouse Shootout

Atwood, along with five other founding members of the SLA, including Donald DeFreeze, was killed in Los Angeles, on May 17, 1974, in a shootout with police. It was Atwood's death that prompted Soliah to hold a memorial service for her and other members of the SLA, which ultimately drew Soliah and a few others into the group, giving the SLA life for two more years.

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