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Undersheriff Charles A. Cavanagh | St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, Michigan
St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, Michigan

Undersheriff

Charles A. Cavanagh

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, Michigan

End of Watch: Friday, March 16, 1934

Biographical Info

Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 16, 1934
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Undersheriff Cavanagh was shot and killed after responding to a call about a man brandishing a handgun in a grocery store. When he arrived on the scene the two exchanged shots and both Undersheriff Cavanagh and the suspect were killed. The suspect had escaped from an Indiana jail with John Dillinger 13 days earlier.

Undersheriff Cavanagh had served in law enforcement for 22 years. He was survived by his wife and child.