Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 3 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/8/1893
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Executed in 1894
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Patrolman George Martin was shot and killed by a burglar he pursued into a alley near South Street. Two days later the suspect was arrested by police in Winchester, Virginia.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and hanged on March 1, 1894.
Patrolman Martin was survived by his wife and child.
