Lafayette Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 17
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 4, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer Harry Farrell was shot and killed in a gunbattle with a subject in an alley near Second and Alabama streets. The subject, who was shot and killed by Officer Farrell, was suspected of an armed robbery at an automotive service station. After being shot, Officer Farrell was removed to Saint Elizabeth Hospital where he died from his wounds.
Officer Farrell had served with the Lafayette Police Department for one year.