John McNamara, a 45-year-old policeman, tragically lost his life on March 21, 1905, in Curtis Bay, Maryland. McNamara was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man he caught stealing coal from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The suspect, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, fired at McNamara, striking him in the chest. Despite McNamara's efforts to apprehend the thief, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The suspect fled immediately after the shooting but was apprehended the
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