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| Detective Jospeh H. Kitchen
Greenville Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, October 5, 1919 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, October 5, 1919
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed Detective Kitchen and Detective A. M. Blair were shot and killed while conducting a raid on a gambling house in the Bucknertown section of the city. During the raid one of the gamblers shot and killed Detective Kitchen and then fled. While Detective Blair gave chase, the man turned and fired, fatally wounding Detective Blair.
The suspect escaped to Virginia where he shot and killed Lynchburg, Virginia, Detective Arthur Mann and wounded another officer on March 27, 1920. The suspect was eventually captured in Ohio, returned to Virginia, and executed for Detective Mann's murder. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
