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Patrolman Bruce A. Patton | Coraopolis Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
Coraopolis Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman

Bruce A. Patton

Coraopolis Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Wednesday, December 13, 1905

Biographical Info

Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 9, 1905
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Bruce Patton succumbed to a gunshot wounds received four days earlier when he tried to arrest a man for disorderly conduct. The suspect escaped.

As of September 1906 the suspect was still at large. It is not known if he was ever apprehended.