Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Friday, December 17, 1926
Add to My HeroesThomas E. Dameron
Patrolman Thomas Dameron succumbed to gunshot wounds received four months earlier while attempting to arrest a man who had attacked and beaten another officer.
On August 1, 1926, a gang of men disarmed and wounded a Cincinnati patrolman at Third and Smith Streets. One of the gang ran into a structure there. Patrolman Dameron followed the suspect into the building and once inside the suspect fired on Patrolman Dameron. Patrolman Dameron returned fire and during the exchange both men were hit and the suspect was killed. Patrolman Dameron, shot in the abdomen, was rushed to Cincinnati General Hospital. After four and a half months Patrolman Dameron succumbed to septic peritonitis on December 17, 1926.
Patrolman Dameron had served with the agency for two and a half years and had previously served with the United States military during World War I. He was survived by his mother and was buried next to his father at Catlettsburg Cemetery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
Bio
- Age 29
- Tour 2 years, 6 months
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, August 1, 1926
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
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