Pennsylvania State Constable - Indiana County, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Thursday, February 14, 1918
Add to My HeroesJoseph Schooley Artley, Sr.
Constable Joseph Artley was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for harassing his landlady on Main Street
As soon as Constable Artley read the warrant the man shot him three times and then committed suicide.
Constable Artley was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 67
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; Pistol
- Offender Committed suicide
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