Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 3911
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/14/1937
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Executed in 1937
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Patrolman Arthur J. Sullivan was shot and killed during a robbery investigation. Patrolman Sullivan was informed by a citizen that he had just been robbed. As Officer Sullivan confronted the felon, the man pulled out a revolver and fired. Officer Sullivan was hit by the gunfire and died as a result of his injuries.
The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Sullivan's murder and executed in the electric chair on April 16, 1937.
