Murphy E. Flory, a 31-year-old police officer from Hagerstown, Maryland, tragically lost his life on June 26, 1901. Officer Flory was performing his routine patrol duties at the Norfolk & Western Railroad yards when he responded to the sound of gunshots around 5:30 PM on June 25, 1901. The gunshots were fired by a recently dismissed railroad employee who had returned to the yard and shot the yard master. As Officer Flory approached the scene, the suspect shot him in the right side, with the bull
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