Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 26, 1924
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 19 years, 2 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: August 24, 1924
Weapon Used: Officer's weapon
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Robert Galloway succumbed to accidental gunshot to the neck two days earlier while responding to a call for help from Vice Squad Officers under attack at a tavern located at 114 Fourth Avenue.
Lieutenant Galloway grabbed an individual during the brawl not realizing the individual was a plainclothes vice officer. The vice officer panicked and shot Lieutenant Galloway. He died in Allegheny General Hospital.
Lieutenant Galloway had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 18 years. He was survived by his wife, mother, and seven children.