Bio & Incident Details
Age: 29
Tour: 5 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/8/1931
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Sentenced to 20 Years
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Chief of Police Charles Cavanaugh was shot and killed from ambush.
Chief Cavanaugh was investigating the scene of a fire when an intoxicated man who was angry that the Chief had issued his wife a summons for a motor vehicle violation, suddenly opened fire with a handgun. Chief Cavanaugh was shot several times and succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter.
The killer was tried for the murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Chief Cavanaugh was 29 years old at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife and child.
