Detective John J. Shea of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was tragically killed on October 21, 1904, during a confrontation with armed robbery suspects. The incident occurred as Detective Shea, along with Detectives Thomas and James McCluskey, attempted to arrest two suspects involved in the robbery of an Illinois Central train. The detectives had received a tip from a prison guard suggesting that three ex-inmates were responsible for the robbery. Acting on this information, five de
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