Officer Wil G. Thrower of the Tuscaloosa Police Department in Alabama was fatally shot on Sunday, August 30, 1914. The incident occurred while Officer Thrower was speaking with a person outside The Green Fly dance hall, located at 1926 Dinah Washington Avenue. A suspect approached the two individuals and initiated an argument with Officer Thrower, which escalated to the suspect shooting Officer Thrower four times.
Officer Thrower had been involved in several investigations prior to his
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