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Just before summer reached full heat in Cheyenne, a 32-year-old male, Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie, stepped into a uniform he had worn for only five days.
On Saturday, June 7, 1919, the 32-year-old male was moving three suspects toward the local jail when the routine rhythm of duty shattered at the railroad crossing on Carey Avenue. In the next moments, one of the three turned a gun on the officer, and the 32-year-old male—new to the badge but not to public service—fell to gunfire in th ...Read More
On Saturday, June 7, 1919, the 32-year-old male was moving three suspects toward the local jail when the routine rhythm of duty shattered at the railroad crossing on Carey Avenue. In the next moments, one of the three turned a gun on the officer, and the 32-year-old male—new to the badge but not to public service—fell to gunfire in th ...Read More
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Hugh Petrie
Male
White / Caucasian
Cheyenne
WY
1919-06-07
32
Hugh
C Petrie
11/27/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I'm diving deep into the case of Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie, and I can't stop thinking about his famil... ...Read More
05/29/2024
05/29/2024
I can't stop thinking about the ripple effect Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie's murder must have had on his... ...Read More
05/07/2024
05/07/2024
Does anyone have more information about the suspects involved in Patrolman Hugh Petrie's case? It's ... ...Read More
01/20/2024
01/20/2024
