Aurora Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Thursday, September 19, 1907
Add to My HeroesJohn Franklin Chambers
Deputy Marshal Chambers was shot and killed by a man he had encountered the previous night. The man walked up to him in the street with a gun concealed in a newspaper and shot Chambers four times. The suspect was tried and acquitted.
Deputy Chambers was survived by his wife and five children.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Acquitted
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