United States Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 14, 1923
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: February 14, 1923
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Postal Inspector Levi Chance was accidentally shot and killed while cleaning his service weapon at the main post office in Savannah, Georgia.
He was preparing to leave the city on official business and was cleaning his weapon in preparation for the trip.
Inspector Chance had served with the United States Postal Inspection Service for 19 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.