Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: Not available
Badge # 10
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/10/1911
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Sentenced to death
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Patrolman Lippincott was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a domestic dispute. The Patrolmen responded to a home on Prospect Avenue shortly after midnight in response to a complaint from a woman. When the Patrolman arrived, the woman's husband fled from the house. When Patrolman Lippincott ordered the suspect to halt the suspect turned quickly and fired a shot from a revolver, striking Patrolman Lippincott in the chest, killing him. Patrolman Lippincott's Partner was able to take the suspect into custody at the scene.
The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Lippincott's murder and sentenced to death on Febuary 1, 1912.
