Patrol Officer Harry A. Chesmore - Duluth Police Dept. - MN - True Life Hero

Harry A. Chesmore
- Jan. 05, 1911 -

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Resided:	MN, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Jan. 05, 1911
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 25 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Duluth Police Dept. - MN 2030 N Arlington Ave Duluth, MN 55811 USA (218)730-5400
County:	St. Louis
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Patrol Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
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Bio: A native of Janesville, Wis., Chesmore was a structural iron worker by trade. He was unmarried.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	MN USA Thu. Jan. 05, 1911
Summary:	Officer Chesmore was shot and killed while transporting two juvenile suspects back to Duluth from Superior, Wisconsin, on a train. He was sitting with the two suspects and, when he was distracted, one of the suspects shot him. The two fled but were apprehended again and sent to prison. One of the suspects died in prison of tuberculosis and the other died of the same disease shortly after being released to his parents. =========================================================================== On Jan. 6, 1911, at the McKay Hotel -- at Fifth Avenue West and First Street, where the News Tribune is now located -- a clerk was bound, the victim of a robbery, and two 16-year-old suspects fled on foot. Suspecting they might head to Superior, Duluth Police Chief Chauncey Troyer ordered 26-year-old patrolman Harry A. Chesmore, on the job just six months, to head over to the Interstate Bridge. That's where Chesmore apprehended the two. He put them on a train to take them to the jail downtown, taking the seat facing them. At Sixth Avenue West, the conductor argued with a passenger, causing Chesmore to turn away from his prisoners. In that moment, one of them drew a revolver and shot Chesmore in the head, killing him instantly. The suspects fled, but later were apprehended and sent to prison in Stillwater, Minn. Both died of tuberculosis, one while still incarcerated and the other after being released.
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