Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 25 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/17/1929
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Not guilty by reason of insanity
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Inspector Blackburn was shot to death by a man who had barricaded himself in his apartment on Mermaid Lane near St. Martin’s Lane, Chestnut Hill, armed with a shotgun.
The man was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Inspector Blackburn had served with the agency for 25 years. He was survived by his wife and five children.
