Officer Charles Armstrong Henry

Officer Charles Armstrong Henry | Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee
Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee
Officer Charles Armstrong Henry

Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee

End of Watch Tuesday, October 31, 1911

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Charles Armstrong Henry

Officer Charles Henry and Officer Redden Purdie were shot and killed by a suspect they had arrested earlier in the day for drunk and disorderly conduct.

After posting bail the man swore vengeance on the officers who arrested him. Later that night he ambushed the officers and killed them both.

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Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Gun; Unknown type
  • Offender Not available
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