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James Sheehy

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated May 18, 1902

Victim Details

James H. Sheehy

Male

Pittsburgh

PA

1902-05-18

35

James

Sheehy

07/07/2026

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James H. Sheehy, a 35-year-old male police officer with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, tragically died on May 18, 1902. Officer Sheehy was shot and killed while escorting a prisoner to the station. He was providing backup to a fellow officer on Logan Street near Wylie Avenue. Both officers had apprehended some suspects and were walking them to the station when the prisoner pulled a gun and shot Officer Sheehy three times. The suspect fled the scene but was later apprehended in January 1906 by ...
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    I came across a newspaper clipping about the tragic shooting of Officer James H. Sheehy back in 1902... ...Read More
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