Alexandria Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, December 28, 1893
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: October 28, 1893
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Private George Crump succumbed to an accidental gunshot wound received two months earlier.
He and another officer were in the old City Hall Police Station, at 126 North Fairfax Street, when the other officer's weapon discharged. The round hit Private Crump in the knee. It could not be removed and infection set in, leading to his death.
Private Crump had served with the Alexandria Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and five children.