J COLEMAN DAWSON
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 60-E: 13
Department: Owensboro, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: June 1, 1912
Cause: SHOT
Age: 46
Years of Service: 15
Description: Patrolmen Dawson and James Bell were shot as they attempted to arrest a suspect on a charge of horse theft. Patrolman Dawson died at the scene. Patrolman Bell survived his injuries. The suspect was wounded but escaped.
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