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Detective James M. Young, aged 62, tragically lost his life on July 11, 1919, in Petersburg, Virginia. Detective Young was inadvertently shot and killed by another officer during a shootout with a larceny suspect near the foot of 3rd Street. The incident began when two men were caught attempting to steal items from a third man inside a hotel on East Bank Street. The suspects fled the scene and brandished pistols at several citizens on Bollingbrook Street. Detective Young encountered the suspects ...Read More
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James M. Young
Male
Petersburg
VA
1919-07-11
62
James
Young
11/05/2025
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I've been reading about the tragic shooting of Detective James M. Young and can't help but think abo... ...Read More
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