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Constable James Washington Irey | Liberty Township Constable's Office, California
Liberty Township Constable's Office, California

Constable

James Washington Irey

Liberty Township Constable's Office, California

End of Watch: Friday, February 5, 1937

Biographical Info

Age: 46
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 5, 1937
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Committed

Constable James Irey was shot and killed after responding to a farm to investigate a report of a suspicious person who was refusing to leave a shack on the property. As Constable Irey approached the shack he was ambushed by the suspect with a sawed-off shotgun.

Another constable along with several men responded to the scene and shot the suspect in the legs when he refused to surrender. He was charged with murder.

The suspect, 45, was adjudged insane and sent to the Mendocino State Mental Hospital. He was there in 1950.

Constable Irey was survived by his wife and eight children.