Greenville Police Department South Carolina End of Watch: Tuesday, March 3, 1925 Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: Not available Patrolman Arthur Lackey was shot and killed while searching for a suspect who had shot and wounded another officer earlier in the evening.
While searching a house on South Calhoun Street, Patrolman Lackey was shot by the suspect who was hiding behind some drapes. The man tried to flee the house through a window but was shot and killed by other officers. Patrolman Lackey had been employed with the Greenville Police Department for two years. |