Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/13/1862
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Not available
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Constable John Welch succumbed from injuries suffered the previous day when he was shot by an escapee.
Constable Welch had located the suspect hiding on a flatboat. As he approached the boat the suspect opened fire, striking Constable Welch twice. After falling, the suspect's mother beat Constable Welch with a stick. Other officers transported him to a local hospital where he died the next day.
Constable Welch was survived by his wife.
