| Captain Edward E. Parr Louisville Police Department Kentucky End of Watch: Tuesday, April 12, 1932 Biographical Info Age: 45 Tour of Duty: 14 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 12, 1932 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Executed in 1933 Captain Parr and Detective William Mulligan were shot and killed when they attempted to arrest two men wanted in connection with a series of burglaries. Both suspects were captured a short time later.
One of the suspects told police he shot the two officers because he thought they were gangsters when they entered his apartment. He was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on April 14, 1933. Related Line of Duty Deaths |