Deputy Constable Adam Strunk, age 36, was shot and killed on September 24, 1901, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Strunk had been deputized and was part of a search party looking for two men who had robbed and beaten a family in Hampton Junction, New Jersey. The suspects had crossed into Pennsylvania and broken into a house in the Delaware Water Gap area.
During the search near Ellenberger's Mill, Strunk, who was about 100 yards ahead of the other officers, encountered the two men and was shot and killed instantly. The suspects fled the scene but were eventually apprehended. The man who shot Strunk was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He managed to escape jail twice but was recaptured both times and was ultimately executed by hanging on February 24, 1903.
The case of Adam Strunk's death gripped the local community and led to a series of events that had a lasting impact on the area. The investigation and subsequent trial highlighted the dangers faced by law enforcement officers in the early 20th century and underscored the importance of justice in the face of violent crime.
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