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City Marshal John T. Blair | Killeen Police Department, Texas
Killeen Police Department, Texas

City Marshal

John T. Blair

Killeen Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Wednesday, April 4, 1917

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 4, 1917
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

City Marshal John Blair was shot and killed as he attempted to stop a shootout between a father, son, and a man the father thought was having an affair with his wife.

Marshal Blair and the father were both killed.

Three years later, the son and the man accused of the affair were in another shootout in which the son was killed.

Marshal Blair was survived by his wife, four daughters, mother, and seven siblings.