Special Officer Robert F. Gunn
Georgia Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Friday, March 7, 1924

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 6, 1924
Incident Location: Georgia
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1931

Officer Robert Gunn was shot and killed after arresting a man near Steedley's Crossing in Augusta, Georgia, for hopping a ride on a freight train.

Officer Gunn was walking the man to a nearby store to hand him over to city police when the man suddenly produced a handgun and fatally shot him in the left side.

Officer Gunn was taken to University Hospital where he died the following morning.

The killer fled the scene but was eventually apprehended. He was executed by hanging on June 12, 1931. The man was the last person executed by hanging in the state of Georgia.

Officer Gunn was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and eight siblings.