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| Police Officer Harry C. Gibson
Columbus Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 6, 1943 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 6, 1943
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer Gibson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an AWOL soldier from Ft. Benning. The soldier and another man with him both produced handguns and fatally shot Officer Gibson. Both suspects were later shot and killed by other officers.
Officer Gibson's father, Nelson Gibson, was shot and killed in the line of duty on September 12, 1915, while also serving as a police officer for the Columbus Police Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
