Carlisle Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, April 8, 1893
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 8, 1893
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1894
Patrolman George Martin was shot and killed by a burglar he pursued into a alley near South Street. Two days later the suspect was arrested by police in Winchester, Virginia.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and hanged on March 1, 1894.
Patrolman Martin was survived by his wife and child.