Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: 5 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Ohio
Incident Date: 2/2/1920
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Detective Charles Thurston was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, while attempting to arrest boxcar thieves in the Pennsylvania Railroad rail yards near Jefferson Avenue.
Several railroad workers heard a number of gunshots at approximately 8:00 pm. Detective Thurston's body was found two hours later behind the Columbus Barracks sustaining eight gunshot wounds to the back.
Detective Thurston had served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police for a total of five years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
