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Patrolman George Gilbert Barton, Sr. | Independence Police Department, Missouri
Independence Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman

George Gilbert Barton, Sr.

Independence Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Thursday, January 26, 1922

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 26, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Killed by another officer

Patrolman George Barton was walking his beat on the Public Square at about 3:30 a.m. when he noticed a suspicious individual.

The man pulled out a Colt .45 and shot Patrolman Barton, who died two hours later at the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital.

The chief of police found the shooter near Main Street and Lexington Avenue and was met with a barrage of bullets, but returned fire and killed the man.

Patrolman Barton was survived by his wife and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Jackson County, Missouri.