Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 4 years, 3 months
Badge # Not available
Military veteran
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/1/1935
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Sub-Patrolman Earl Grubb was shot and killed near the intersection of South Second Street and Ludlow Street after arresting a suspect at a New Year's dance. Earlier in the evening a member of the dance committee had taken a gun from the suspect, and Sub-Patrolman Grubb had taken a second gun when arresting him. The suspect was a parolee from Illinois and was the prime suspect in several burglaries in Hamilton.
At approximately 3 a.m., Patrolmen Urban Leugers, patrol driver, and Henry Hart, responded to take the suspect to the station. Patromen Hart and Grubb sat in the back seat with the suspect. Near the intersection of South Second and Ludlow streets, the suspect pulled a third gun and shot Sub-Patrolman Grubb four times and Patrolman Hart once. Patrolman Leugers shot the suspect three times, killing him.
Patrolmen Grubb and Hart were taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance. Sub-Patrolman Grubb died en route from one of the bullets that entered his chest and went through his lungs. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 3:30 a.m.
Sub-Patrolman Grubb had served with the agency for just over four years and had previously served with the United States Army in World War I. He was survived by his wife and is buried at Riverview Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana; Section M, Lot number 43.
