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After dusk on March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists confronted a sentry who had struck a boy for complaining that an officer was late in paying a barber bill.

Both townspeople and the British soldiers of the 29th Regiment of Foot gathered.

The colonists threw snowballs and debris at the soldiers.

Attucks and a group of men led by Attucks approached the Old State House armed with clubs.

A soldier was struck with a piece of wood and some accounts credited Attucks ( although unlikely due to some resources ).

Other witnesses stated that Attucks was " leaning upon a stick " when the soldiers opened fire.