John Wesley Robertson

Death by Force

John Wesley Robertson, a 49-year-old male police officer with the Henderson Police Department in North Carolina, tragically died on April 16, 1903. Officer Robertson was shot and mortally wounded by a man outside a local carnival. The incident began when the man became angry after being told he could not sit in a section reserved for others. After the carnival show ended, the man approached the officers and began arguing with them. The situation escalated when the man produced a handgun and shot ...Read More

Policeman John Wesley Robertson

Policeman John Wesley Robertson, Henderson Police Department ...