Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: 1 year
Badge # 516
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/29/1935
Weapon: Rifle; .22 caliber
Suspect: Charged with manslaughter
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Patrolman Carlin succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained five days earlier when he was shot by a store owner while chasing a burglary suspect. As Patrolman Carlin chased the suspect he fired several warning shots. The store owner, who lived nearby, was awaked by the shots and believed his store was being burglarized. As the suspect and Patrolman Carlin ran by the store owner opened fire with a .22 caliber rifle, killing Patrolman Carlin.
The store owner was charged with manslaughter.
Patrolman Carlin had served with the Cleveland Police Department for 1 year and was survived by his wife, four sisters, and three brothers.
