Bio & Incident Details
Age: 32
Tour: 13 years, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/3/1912
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Charged with murder
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Detective Welch was shot and killed after responding to a home after a woman called to report suspicious noises. When he arrived on the scene he was shot by the woman's husband, who mistook Detective Welch for a criminal. The husband had arrived home early from work to try to setup a trap for his wife, who he suspected of cheating on him. The husband was arrested and charged with murder.
Detective Welch had served with the Aberdeen Police Department for only 5 months and had previously served in law enforcement with the Seattle Police Department and San Francisco, California, Police Department.
