In memory of
Abner Whitney
1894
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- April 28, 1894, aged 34
Their life
Marshal Abner Whitney was shot and killed after he and several other officers surrounded a house where two robbery suspects were hiding. When the officers entered the house the suspects opened fire, killing Marshal Whitney. One of the suspects was shot and killed by other officers and the second suspect was lynched by a mob.
Marshal Whitney had been with the agency for eight years.
Survived by
He was survived by his mother.
What people have said
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