United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Blair MacGovern
1922
Blair MacGovern served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman Blair MacGovern was shot and killed by unidentified men after being ambushed shortly before midnight. He had just come on duty and was talking with two friends when they noticed a car stopped on the street at Chester Pike and Cook Avenue. Thinking the car was disabled, Patrolman MacGovern approached it. As he did so a man standing on the running board opened fire, fatally wounding him. No suspects were ever identified or charged. Patrolman MacGovern was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Glenolden Borough Police Department for one month.
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U.S. Army
Also Served
Glenolden Borough Police Department
Patrolman
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