Hugh Petrie

Murdered

On June 7, 1919, Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie, aged 32, was fatally shot in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Having joined the Cheyenne Police Department just five days prior, Petrie was escorting three suspects to the local jail when one of them shot him at the railroad crossing on Carey Avenue. Despite a reward being offered, the assailant was never apprehended.

Before his brief tenure with the police department, Petrie had served as a fireman. He was survived by his wife, six children, his parents, f ...Read More

Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie, Cheyenne Police Department, Wyoming

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