Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Sunday, December 12, 1915
Add to My HeroesLem Thompson
Detective Thompson was stabbed by a suspect he had just arrested. Detective Thompson and his partner were working plainclothes when arrested two men for disorderly conduct and were walking them to a phone to call for a paddy wagon. Detective Thompson's prisoner produced a knife and stabbed him several times. His partner shot and killed the suspect.
Detective Thompson had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 39
- Tour 3 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 5 ReflectionsRest in peace Detective Thompson.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 27, 2019
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