Policeman Dominic E. Nesavage
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Sunday, September 12, 1920
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Nesavage was shot and killed by a man who came up behind him and shot him in the head with a .45-caliber handgun at 9th and Wood streets. Two civilians grabbed the gunman and held him for other officers.

 
Photograph: Policeman Dominic E. Nesavage

Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

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