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Detective Harry H. Boone
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police

End of Watch: Wednesday, June 30, 1909

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 30, 1909
Incident Location: Maryland
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Boone was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four men who were trespassing on railroad property in Perryville, Maryland. He was shot by two of the suspects as he attempted the arrest. Other railroad employees put Detective Boone on a train for a hospital in Baltimore but he died just as the train arrived at Union Station. Four suspects were arrested later in the day.

Detective Boone was survived by his wife and child.

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