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- Jan. 13, 1922 -
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Winthrop Harbor Police Department Agency Patch
Resided: IL, USA
Born: Unk  
Fallen: Jan. 13, 1922
Race/Sex: Caucasian Male / 28 yrs. of age
Agency
Dept: Winthrop Harbor Police Dept.
IL   USA
Dept. Type: Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank: Marshal
Sworn Date: Unk
FBI Class: Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class: Firearm
Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: No Info
Location: IL   USA   Fri. Jan. 13, 1922
Summary: Marshal William Petersen was shot and killed as he attempted to stop a speeding vehicle.

As Marshal Petersen stood in an auto repair shop, he observed the vehicle speed down the street at approximately 70 mph and nearly strike two children. He gave pursuit on his police motorcycle and as he was about to overtake the vehicle one of the occupants leaned out of the window and shot him in the chest and abdomen with a shotgun, killing him instantly.

The suspects were later arrested and the suspect identified as the gunman was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 1922, the governor granted clemency and commuted the inmate's sentence to life in prison but in 1928, the same governor granted the inmate a pardon.

Marshal Petersen was the village's only law enforcement officer and was a World War I veteran.

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