Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Rhode Island
End of Watch: Friday, April 25, 1930
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 19, 1930
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Guard Harry McVay succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier during an escape attempt at the Rhode Island Penitentiary.
One of the prisoners who attempted to escape committed suicide with the same gun used to shoot Guard McVay.
The weapons had been smuggled into the prison's visitor area by accomplices of the inmates.