Gastonia Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, November 11, 1948
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 11
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 7, 1948
Weapon Used: Rifle; .22 caliber
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1970
Patrolman Red English succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier during a standoff with an ex-convict on South Liberty Street.
Several other officers and civilians were also wounded in the incident when the suspect opened fire from his parent's home. The suspect's father had called the police when his son forced him to leave his home after he refused to let him use the family car.
The suspect was convicted of the murder of Patrolman English and sentenced to life in prison on November 29th, 1948. He was paroled on September 17th, 1970.
Patrolman English was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Gastonia Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, North Carolina.