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Officer Arthur F. Barrows | Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Officer

Arthur F. Barrows

Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

End of Watch: Sunday, June 4, 1911

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: June 4, 1911
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Arthur Barrows was electrocuted by a live wire which had been blown down during a storm. When he arrived on the scene there were children playing near the wire. Having been an electrician in the past he attempted to tie the wire around the pole it had fallen from. The wire slipped and struck him on the hand. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

Officer Barrows had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for four years.