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Deputy Marshal John Franklin Chambers | Aurora Police Department, Missouri
Aurora Police Department, Missouri

Deputy Marshal

John Franklin Chambers

Aurora Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Thursday, September 19, 1907

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 19, 1907
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted

Deputy Marshal Chambers was shot and killed by a man he had encountered the previous night. The man walked up to him in the street with a gun concealed in a newspaper and shot Chambers four times. The suspect was tried and acquitted.

Deputy Chambers was survived by his wife and five children.