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| Home Defense Officer Isaac B. Halbfinger
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 22, 1919 Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 22, 1919
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Home Defense Officer Isaac Halbfinger was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to question a man at the corner of 9th Street and M Street, NW, during the 1919 Race Riots. The suspect immediately produced a pistol and shot Officer Halbfinger in the chest, killing him.
His partner then struggled with the suspect and was also shot and seriously wounded. The suspect fled the scene through an alley as he was pursued by a witness.
Officer Halbfinger was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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