Augusta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Thursday, December 27, 1894
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 23, 1894
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1895
Detective Joe Murray was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect at the man's home.
The suspect had committed the murder in South Carolina and then fled to his home in Augusta. As officers attempted to make entry into his home the man opened fire with two pistols, fatally wounding Patrolman Murray, and wounded two other officers and a citizen.
The suspect fled the home but was arrested a short time later and taken to jail. He was convicted of Patrolman Murray's murder and hanged in Augusta February 8th, 1895.