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Patrolman John Stowe | San Antonio Police Department, Texas
San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Patrolman

John Stowe

San Antonio Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Wednesday, December 2, 1936

Biographical Info

Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 2, 1936
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1953

Patrolman John Stowe was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a man with a gun. He was off duty in a bar when the bartender recognized him as an officer and informed him that another patron had a gun. When Patrolman Stowe attempted to arrest the man he was shot and killed.

On February 27, 1937, the 19-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death but a year later his sentence commuted to life. He was paroled on September 22, 1953.

Patrolman Stowe had served with the San Antonio Police Department for 26 years.