Tampa Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 25, 1895
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 25, 1895
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 1898
Patrolman McCormick was shot and killed while arresting a female suspect at a local bar. During the arrest the woman's boyfriend approached the officers and shot Patrolman McCormick in the stomach. His partner returned fire but missed the suspect. The man, 25, was apprehended several weeks later.
The suspect was convicted of murder and hanged on January 12, 1898.