Bio & Incident Details
Age: 43
Tour: 18 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/12/1940
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Sergeant Cummins was shot and killed by one of his officers during an argument. Sergeant Cummins was reprimanding the officer for being late for a crossing guard assignment when the officer became enraged and shot him in the head. The officer ran from the scene but was tackled by another officer. When he was tackled his revolver discharged, accidentally killing himself.
Sergeant Cummins had been with the agency for 18 years and was survived by his wife and child.
