Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/4/1926
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Chief of Police Tom Blackburn was shot and killed after responding to a home where a group of drunk men were involved in a large brawl.
When he arrived at the house he was told the trouble was at a nearby home. As he turned to leave to investigate the other house he was shot in the back.
Several officers from Prestonburg responded to the scene and were engaged in a shootout with the suspect, who was fatally wounded.
