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Deputy Sheriff Edward Sylvester Kinsey | Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

Deputy Sheriff

Edward Sylvester Kinsey

Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

End of Watch: Tuesday, April 16, 1929

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 16, 1929
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Deceased

Deputy Kinsey was shot and fatally wounded as he and another deputy conducting a raid on a bootlegging operation at a location on Union Street between Fifth Street and Sixth Street. Deputy Kinsey and the other deputy clubbed the suspect into submission. Deputy Kinsey and the suspect died from their wounds in a local hospital later that night.