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OFFICER JOHN H. BEASLEY |
May 22, 1933 |
| On May 18, 1933, Beasley responded to a drunk in the alley at Fourth and Hudson. The drunk was searched and a pistol found. The drunken man then threatened to blow up officers by pushing the switch on the box strapped to his body if the pistol was taken from him. The box contained 24 sticks of dynamite. Beasley was in the back seat of a police car with the suspect when they began struggling and Beasley was shot twice. Other officers then shot and killed the man. The dynamite was taken to an oil lease and detonated. Beasley died four days later on May 22, 1933. |
