Patrolman James Farrell, age 32, of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, tragically died on November 23, 1908. Farrell was accidentally killed by a fellow officer who mistook him for a robber on Melrose Avenue at around 12:15 a.m. Farrell had served with the Pittsburgh Police Department for just over a year. The incident occurred when the fellow officer, responding to a call, saw Farrell and, in the confusion, mistakenly identified him as the suspect. The officer fired a shot, which resulted in Farr
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