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Detective L. Arthur Mann | Lynchburg Police Department, Virginia
Lynchburg Police Department, Virginia

Detective

L. Arthur Mann

Lynchburg Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch: Saturday, March 27, 1920

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 27, 1920
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed

Detective Arthur Mann was shot and killed at 8th and Main Streets while attempting to arrest a man for carrying a handgun.

Another detective was shot and wounded. The suspect was wanted at the time for murdering Detective J. H. Kitchen and Detective A. M. Blair of the Greenville, South Carolina, Police Department.

After murdering Detective Mann the suspect fled to Ohio where he was apprehended. He was extradited to Virginia and executed for Detective Mann's murder.