Lehighton Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Thursday, May 3, 1917
Add to My HeroesWilliam E. Swartz
Chief of Police William Swartz succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while attempting to question a drunk man.
The man was known to Chief Swartz to have just purchased a revolver and to always being drunk on payday. The chief was keeping an eye on the man who approached him near the intersection of Bank Street and North Street. The man made several statements to Chief Swartz before pulling out his revolver and shooting him.
The man fled the scene on a freight train but was later apprehended. He was convicted of Chief Swartz's murder and eventually died in prison.
Chief Swartz had served with the Lehighton Borough Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife and eight children.
Bio
- Age 47
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Monday, April 30, 1917
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Died in prison
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