I'm not positive of the exact page number, but it was when he was attempting to escape from prison after his trial. The jury found him guilty, and he tried to escape. He was shot 17 times, I believe.
Tom was fleeing from jail when he had gotten shot 17 times
When Tom Robinson was in jail he tried to climb the fence and run but was shot. They thought this was unusual because he was shot 17 times and died a painfull death. (probably because he was colored).
yes because tom Robinson was innocent and was just seen to the cops as someone who was trying to escape the jail.
Tom Robinson was shot 17 times before he was killed while attempting to escape from prison in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
chapter 25 page 322
People sthat the guards vlaimed that they shot Tom Robinson
He was shot 17 times. They shot him that many times because he was black and they didn't care if one shot would stop him from escaping the prison, they wanted to kill him.
Tom was escaping prison, and they shot him. If he didn't have his messed up arm, he would have escaped.
Tom Robinson was 25 years old when he died. He was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison.
Bob Ewell painted Tom Robinson as a black uncontrollable threat.Mayella Ewell lied and described Tom Robinson as a sexual beast and predator. The officer who was shot bravely stood up for Tom Robinson.
1935, a few weeks after the trial.
Tom Robinson was moved to a jail in Abbottsville and he tried to run away. As he tried to climb the fence, the guards shot him 17 times.