Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/9/1901
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Executed on September 14, 1903
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Guard Benedict was shot and killed by a prisoner at the Auburn State Prison.
The suspect attacked Guard Benedict because the guard reported him for talking in the prison cloth mill, where Guard Benedict supervised 17 inmates. The suspect hit Guard Benedict over the head, then wrestled his service weapons from him. The suspect then shot and killed Guard Benedict.
The suspect was convicted of murder and executed on September 14, 1903.
