Police Officer John W. Edwards
New Castle Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, December 1, 1919

Biographical Info
Age: 73
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Monday, September 22, 1919
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Brick
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Edwards died approximately two months after being struck in the head with a brick. Officer Edwards was attempting to keep the peace at a union strike which turned violent. One of the strikers threw a brick which struck him in the head. He suffered from severe headaches which eventually caused paralysis and his death.

He had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife and two children.