JOSEPH MCHUGH

Officer Rank: Game Protector
Memorial Panel: 33-W: 21
Department: Pennsylvania Game Commission
End of Watch: November 7, 1915
Cause: SHOT
Age: 40
Years of Service: 5
Description: Officer McHugh was attempting to arrest a man who was hunting illegally. When the suspect was ordered to put down his gun, the suspect shot Officer McHugh and attempted to kill the man who was with the officer. The defendant was later found not guilty of murder, claiming the shooting was an accident.
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