Sellersburg Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch Saturday, January 16, 1915
Add to My HeroesJohn N. Harris
Marshal John Harris succumbed to wounds he suffered two days earlier while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects.
Marshal Harris was investigating a report of a burglary at a blacksmith shop when two subjects exited the business. As Marshal Harris began chasing the subjects on foot, he was struck by gunfire from a pistol by one of the suspects. Marshal Harris succumbed to his wounds two days later.
The suspects fled the scene and were never apprehended. A day later, they were suspected of the murder of North Vernon Police Officer Frank McKinsey.
Marshal Harris was a United States Army veteran. He was survived by his wife and seven children.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Thursday, January 14, 1915
- Weapon Handgun; Pistol
- Offender Never apprehended
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View all 15 ReflectionsIt’s funny that I thought about looking my great grandfathers memorial up today it was today 107 years ago that he was shot I never realized the day til today my grandmother never got over loosing her father at the age of 4 years old her mother raised his daughter s all alone during the depression they had a hard life.
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