JOHN H TENNYSON

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 1-W: 16
Department: Louisville, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: August 14, 1949
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 7
Description: Patrolman Tennyson was shot as he attempted to apprehend a suspect wanted by the FBI for robbery. Patrolman John Ross was also shot but survived. The suspect and an accomplice were arrested and charged with murder.
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