Special Agent Alexander McGill
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Sunday, December 22, 1912

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 22, 1912
Incident Location: Alabama
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Special Agent McGill was shot and killed near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while patrolling passenger train Number 103. He encountered a railroad employee selling whiskey to passengers in a baggage car. The employee shot Agent McGill and then threw his body from the train onto the railroad bridge over Gypsy Creek, Alabama. The suspect was arrested and taken to Birmingham, Alabama, to avoid a lynching.

Special Agent McGill had previously served as the chief of the Tuscaloosa Police Department.