WILLARD S VANHORN
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 43-W: 14
Department: Elwood, Indiana, P.D.
End of Watch: July 5, 1932
Cause: SHOT
Age: 44
Years of Service: 3
Description: Patrolman VanHorn was fatally shot in exchange of gunfire as he and fellow officers attempted to arrest two robbery suspects. His assailant, who was on parole, was also fatally shot. The second suspect was convicted of robbery and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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