Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 1168
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/6/1892
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Patrolman John Powell and Officer Henry McDowell were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man in Garfield Park.
Officer Powell, while conducting a raid on an illegal racetrack, pursued a racehorse owner who was brandishing a gun while attempting to escape. He was shot twice while apprehending the assailant. The same gunman also killed a second officer, Henry McDowell.
The officers' killer was also shot and killed.
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