Constable Kenneth Leroy Gohagan, Estill Police Department, South Carolina

Constable Kenneth Leroy Gohagan

Estill Police Department, South Carolina

End of Watch Monday, January 3, 1938

Kenneth Leroy Gohagan

Constable Gohagan was shot and killed while he and a local magistrate transported two prisoners to jail.

They stopped a truck containing six men to question them about a traffic violation when one of the occupants opened fire. Constable Gohagan was killed and the magistrate was critically wounded. One of the prisoners reported the shooting and a large manhunt was undertaken to locate the suspects.

A posse apprehended the suspects in a nearby woods. The shooter was shot and mortally wounded. He died at the South Carolina Penitentiary two months later. The other five suspects were released.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 74th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect, not even 74 years.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

January 3, 2012