| Special Agent Thomas Gentleman Union Pacific Railroad Police Department Railroad Police End of Watch: Friday, January 8, 1904 Biographical Info Age: 49 Tour of Duty: 11 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, January 7, 1904 Incident Location: Nebraska Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Sentenced to 10 years Special Agent Gentleman succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he was shot by two subjects who were stealing coal from a railroad car near Fourteenth Street in Omaha, Nebraska.
The suspect who shot Special Agent Gentleman was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Special Agent Gentleman had served with the agency for 11 years. He was survived by his parents, brother, and three sisters. |