Charles Edward Parsley

Commissioner

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In memory of

Charles Edward Parsley

1917

Killed that day
September 28, 1917, aged 52

Their life

Commissioner Ed Parsley was shot and killed in his office at City Hall on Throckmorton and Tenth Street by a disgruntled former police officer at 2:40 p.m.

While Commissioner Parsley was sitting at his desk, the subject shot him twice, killing him instantly. Responding officers shot and killed the suspect before he could flee City Hall.

Commissioner Parsley had served as the commissioner of the Fort Worth Police Department for five months.

Survived by

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

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