Bio & Incident Details
Age: 47
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident Date: 8/26/1924
Weapon: Officer's weapon
Suspect: Not available
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Lieutenant Robert Galloway was killed by an accidental gunshot to the neck while responding to a call for help from Vice Squad Officers under attack at a tavern located at 114 Fourth Avenue.
Lieutenant Galloway grabbed an individual during the brawl not realizing the individual was a plainclothes vice officer. The vice officer panicked and shot Lieutenant Galloway. He died in Allegheny General Hospital.
