Bio & Incident Details
Age: 64
Tour: 12 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/17/1892
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Officer Henry Dunker was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for disorderly conduct.
The suspect was arrested by the county sheriff and removed from the area to avoid a lynching. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on February 21, 1893.
Officer Dunker had served with the Cairo Police Department for 12 years.
