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Thomas Blake

Case from Prichard, AL dated Jul 04, 1942

Victim Details

Thomas Blake

Male

Prichard

AL

1942-07-04

36

Thomas

Blake

06/26/2026

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In the summer of 1942, a tragic incident cut short the life of Patrolman Thomas Jackson Blake in Prichard, Alabama. On the fourth of July, the 36-year-old officer was involved in a struggle with a suspect. During the altercation, a fellow officer accidentally discharged his weapon, fatally wounding Blake. At the time of his death, he had been with the Prichard Police Department for two years. Born in Mississippi in 1906, Thomas Jackson Blake was a husband and a father to five children. His unexp ...
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