George M. Sechler, a 30-year-old patrolman with the New York City Police Department, met a tragic end on April 14, 1907, in Manhattan, New York. On that fateful day, Sechler and his partner, Patrolman Alfred Selleck, were involved in a pursuit of two brothers who had just committed a murder in Washington Square Park. The brothers had shot and killed a man following an altercation and fled the scene on foot. Sechler and Selleck, who were on duty nearby, joined the chase and followed the suspects
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