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William Wetherspoon Gemmell, 24, a special officer with the Pawtucket Police Department, responded to a disturbance between two men on the evening of Friday, June 19, 1908. Summoned to the scene, he stepped in to calm the dispute. When he showed his badge, one of the men pulled a handgun and fired, striking Gemmell in the neck on a Pawtucket sidewalk. Neighbors and bystanders saw the sudden turn from argument to gunshot, a routine intervention collapsing into violence in an instant.
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William Wetherspoon
Male
White / Caucasian
Pawtucket
RI
1908-06-19
24
William
Wetherspoon
Yes
11/05/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else here read about the tragic loss of Special Officer William Wetherspoon Gemmell from ... ...Read More
10/06/2024
10/06/2024
I've been diving into the case of Officer William Wetherspoon Gemmell lately, and one thing that rea... ...Read More
05/02/2023
05/02/2023
I've been thinking about Officer Gemmell's story and it's such a poignant reminder of the sacrifices... ...Read More
02/28/2023
02/28/2023
