Bio & Incident Details
Age: 46
Tour: 19 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 3/20/1927
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Acquitted
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Officer Robert Chapman Osborne was shot and killed while attempting to search a car for whiskey in Richlands.
As he approached the car, he exchanged shots with one of the occupants. Officer Osborne was struck in the head and killed instantly.
Officer Osborne, who had lost his left arm in a mining accident many years earlier, had served as the county's prohibition officer for 5 years, and had a total of 19 years in law enforcement.
