JOHN WILSON
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 60-E: 18
Department: Portsmouth, Virginia, P.D.
End of Watch: November 11, 1871
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Wilson was shot in the head during a political speech where a large crowd had gathered. Patrolman Wilson is the first known African American police officer to be killed in the line of duty.
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