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Plainclothesman Alexander Vought, Jr. | Monessen City Police Department, Pennsylvania
Monessen City Police Department, Pennsylvania

Plainclothesman

Alexander Vought, Jr.

Monessen City Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Saturday, November 30, 1918

Biographical Info

Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 8 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 30, 1918
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Not available

Plainclothesman Alexander Vought was shot and killed after questioning several men in a restaurant near the intersection of Schoonmaker Avenue and 14th Street at approximately 9:45 pm.

As he was leaving the restaurant he was shot in the back, severing his spinal cord. He was then shot in the stomach as he fell to the ground.

Plainclothesman Vought was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Monessen City Police Department for only two weeks and had previously served with the Pennsylvania State Police for eight years. He was survived by his father and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.