Walter J. Lovett

Death by Force

Constable Walter J. Lovett, a male officer of the Farmville Police Department in North Carolina, tragically died on January 20, 1906, at the age of 30. He was fatally shot while attempting to serve a warrant on two men involved in a disturbance. As Constable Lovett approached the suspects, one of them opened fire, fatally wounding him.

Both suspects were apprehended and charged with Constable Lovett's murder. The suspect who shot Constable Lovett was sentenced to death and hanged in Gree ...Read More

Constable Walter J. Lovett