Wichita Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Saturday, November 5, 1921
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 5, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Patrolman A.L. Young was shot and killed when he was ambushed while walking his beat in an alley near the intersection of West Eleventh Street and Lewellyn Street.
The suspect who murdered him was the leader of a local gang that went on to murder Patrolman Robert Fitzpatrick and Detective Charles Hoffman three weeks later.
The suspect was shot and killed by another officer after murdering Detective Charles Hoffman.
Patrolman Young was survived by his son.
He is buried in Englewood Cemetery, Englewood, Clark County, Kansas.