| Chief of Detectives Tom A. Johnson
St. Joseph Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, October 27, 1921 Biographical Info
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 26, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Chief of Detectives Johnson and Patrolman Albert Marsh Hall were shot to death, and two other officers wounded, in a gun fight with a robbery suspect who had barricaded himself in his home. Minutes later the suspect was smoked out of his house and shot and killed by police and service men who had joined them.
Chief of Detectives Johnson had been with the agency for 20 years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
