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| Officer John Richard Crain
Dallas Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, May 24, 1923 Biographical Info
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 24, 1923
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Both executed in 1924 Officer Crain was shot and killed at approximately 0330 hours while investigating suspicious activity. While on patrol he noticed lights on in a pharmacy on Junius Road. As Officer Crain peered into the window a burglar inside shot him in the head with a .38 caliber handgun. Both suspects inside the store were also responsible for the murder of Officer Johnnie Gibson, using the same handgun, one month earlier in almost identical circumstances. The suspects were both convicted of the murders and executed on March 28, 1924. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
