WARD THOMPSON
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Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 18-W: 9
Department: Gassaway, West Virginia, P.D.
End of Watch: April 30, 1915
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Chief Thompson was shot by a suspect wanted for forging checks. The suspect had also murdered Creston (WV) Constable Jeff Goff. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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