Harry Kavanaugh

Death by Force

Male, age 43, white male, Harry C. Kavanaugh was the chief of police in Anchorage when a call came in about a man terrorizing his neighbors during a drunken rampage on January 2, 1924. Kavanaugh went to serve a warrant with another officer. Inside the suspect's cabin he saw the man holding a shotgun; recognizing the danger, he turned and ran. The suspect stepped outside and fired twice from distance, striking Kavanaugh in the back. Wounded, the chief held on for roughly sixteen hours before dyin ...Read More

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Reflections for Chief of Police Harry C. Kavanaugh

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