Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/5/1889
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Officer Americus Crippin was shot and killed after responding to the scene of gunfire which he heard while on patrol on 11th Street. When he arrived on the scene he became involved in a foot pursuit of the shooting suspect. He chased the man into a nearby saloon and up a flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs the man turned and shot Officer Crippin in the chest. Although mortally wounded, Officer Crippin was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Officer Crippin was survived by his wife and two stepdaughters. He is buried in Dranesville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia with a gravestone that was donated by his associates on the Metropolitan DC Police Force.
