Policeman Alonzo "Lon" Robinson
End of Watch: Thu, May 16th, 1929
Date of Incident: Thu, May 16th, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 39
Incident
Policeman Lon Robinson was shot and killed as he and a United States deputy marshal attempted serving a search warrant on a man for possessing liquor.
A handgun and a bottle of whiskey were taken from the suspect, and as they walked him from the house, he pulled out a second handgun and opened fire. Policeman Robinson was struck in the chest and killed, and the deputy marshal was struck in the leg and wounded. The deputy marshal was able to return fire, and seriously wounded the suspect.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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Left on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
His daughter (my grandmother) always wanted this for her dad. She was 13 when this happened. She would have been so happy to see they finally honored him