Bio & Incident Details
Age: 32
Tour: Not available
Badge # 7334
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/8/1936
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Executed in 1937
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Patrolman Michael Toth was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a call from a tavern owner reporting that two men were attempting to sell him a pair of revolvers. When the two officers arrived at the tavern on West Wood Street, they began to search one of the men. The man suddenly produced a revolver and opened fire, striking Patrolman Toth. Patrolman Toth stepped in front of his partner to protect him before the shot was fired.
Both suspects were convicted of Patrolman Toth's murder on Febuary 19, 1937 and executed in the electric chair on April 16, 1937.
Patrolman Toth is survived by his wife and two children.
