Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Eugene Lynch succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier when he was ambushed by an escaped prisoner.
Constable Lynch had arrested the man and a female acquaintance the previous day on a warrant charging them with assaulting the man's father. Later in the evening, after the arrest, the male subject was able to escape from Constable Lynch's custody.
The following day Constable Lynch was escorting the female prisoner to the local depot. As they crossed a railroad trestle the male subject opened fire from a hiding spot in some nearby bushes, striking Constable Lynch in the abdomen with a shotgun blast.
Constable Lynch's condition deteriorated until he died days later on March 7, 1895. Both suspects were arrested in Georgia the day after Constable Lynch's death and returned to Hamilton County to face charges. The suspect who shot Constable Lynch was sentenced to death but the sentence was later commuted to life in prison,
Constable Lynch was survived by his wife, five children, parents, brother and other family members.
Survivors
The suspect who shot Constable Lynch was sentenced to death but the sentence was later commuted to life in prison,
Constable Lynch was survived by his wife, five children, parents, brother and other family members.
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Tributes
131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Lynch gave the Hamilton County Constable's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Eugene Lynch is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Hamilton County Constable's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene Lynch's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene Lynch Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene Lynch is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Eugene Lynch was killed by shotgun.
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