In the late summer of 1911, a veteran police officer in Reading, Pennsylvania, lost his life in the line of duty. Patrolman John W. Kissinger, a 53-year-old male who had served with the Reading Police Department for three years, was fatally shot on Saturday, September 16, 1911. The incident unfolded in the 1300 block of Locust Street as he was assisting a fellow officer in the arrest of an intoxicated man.
The situation escalated when a struggle ensued with the suspect near the back door
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