On August 26, 1907, Patrolman George W. Shuman, aged 47, of the South Bethlehem Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man named William Handy in the vicinity of Second Street and Adams Street, near the Reading Railway. Patrolman Shuman, a United States Navy veteran, had served with the South Bethlehem Police Department for 13 years.
He was survived by his wife, adopted daughter, brother, and sister.
The suspect, William Handy, was arrested several hours after the incident. Handy was later convicted of Patrolman Shuman's murder and was sentenced to death. On February 20, 1908, Handy was executed by electrocution.
Patrolman Shuman's death was a significant event in the history of the South Bethlehem Borough Police Department, and his sacrifice has been remembered and honored by his fellow officers and the community over the years. He is buried at Nisky Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
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