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| Town Constable Henry F. (Darby) Bierer
Greensburg Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, July 10, 1903 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 10, 1903
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1904 Town Constable Henry Bierer was shot and killed by a man he attempted to arrest on a warrant for dynamitting a building. The suspect was arrested a short time later.
While in jail the suspect confessed to the murders of 18 people, including Patrolmen Timothy T. Devine and Charles Pennell of the Chicago Police Department on August 12, 1902. He was convicted of Constable Bierer's murder and hanged February 11, 1904. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
