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Michael H McGinley

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Michael H McGinley

Birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Oct 1915 (aged 49)
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.5109992, Longitude: -78.389591
Plot
Sec I, Lot 37
Memorial ID
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Constable Michael McGinley was shot and killed while searching for two suspects wanted for a robbery that occurred the previous day. The two men were laying in wait and shot Constable McGinley nine times as he approached their position.

The suspects robbed him of his revolver and wallet and then hid his body in the woods. Other officers found his body later in the day.

The suspect was apprehended and later executed in the electric chair.

Constable McGinley had served in law enforcement for 18 years.
Constable Michael McGinley was shot and killed while searching for two suspects wanted for a robbery that occurred the previous day. The two men were laying in wait and shot Constable McGinley nine times as he approached their position.

The suspects robbed him of his revolver and wallet and then hid his body in the woods. Other officers found his body later in the day.

The suspect was apprehended and later executed in the electric chair.

Constable McGinley had served in law enforcement for 18 years.


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