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| Patrolman George H. Shearer
Pittsburgh Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 12, 1914 Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 545 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 12, 1914
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available Patrolman George Shearer was shot and killed while responding to a large disturbance at a wedding party.
Unbeknownst to Patrolman Shearer, two other policemen had already responded to the brawl and were disarmed by those who were fighting. Patrolman Shearer, who was walking his beat, heard the commotion and went to the building. Several of the drunken guests attempted to hold the doors shut to prevent Patrolman Shearer from entering, however, he was able to force his way in. As he made it to the top of the stairs he was shot in the chest with one of the revolvers taken from the other policemen.
Patrolman Shearer had served with the agency for 14 years. He was survived by his two children and mother.
One of Patrolman Shearer's great-grandsons, Detective Robert Clark, was shot and killed in the line of duty on July 1, 1998, while serving with the Cleveland, Ohio, Police Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
