McKeesport Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 18, 1936
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 113
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: March 18, 1936
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman John Sellman drowned on Market Street while attempting to rescue victims of a flood caused when the Monongahela River overflowed. During the rescue operations he fell from the boat into the raging waters. His body was recovered on April 21st, 1936.
Patrolman Sellman was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard.