Peoria Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Monday, January 24, 1916
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 24, 1916
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Officer Norman Gray was shot and killed by one of two robbery suspects he arrested on S.W. Washington Street. The two had committed 16 hold-ups in one night. As he was waiting for a patrol wagon one produced a pistol and shot him in the head.
The 21-year-old killer was arrested and sentenced to life. He escaped from prison on May 16, 1924.
Officer Gray was survived by his wife and three sons.