United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, April 13, 1933
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: April 3, 1933
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent Leonard Welty died as the result of a blood clot that formed after he suffered an ankle injury while at work in October 1932.
On April 3rd, 1933, he fell down a flight of stairs at Fort McHenry, Maryland, and broke his leg. As he recovered he suddenly died of a blood clot. Doctors believed the clot was from the ankle injury suffered the previous October.
Special Agent Welty was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife and five children. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.