DETECTIVE BRIGGS CHUMLEY

November 3, 1924

Detectives Chumley and Miller confronted a suspect at Fourth and Olie just minutes after a robbery. Detectives searched the suspect and after finding no weapon, the detectives holstered their weapons. The suspect then pulled a gun from inside his coveralls and shot both detectives, killing Chumley. The suspect escaped the scene, was later captured and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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