U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Ivan Thompson

1940

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Ivan William Thompson served the U.S. Marine Corps.

How He Died

Manner Homicide

Cause Gunshot wound

Mechanism Firearm

What Happened

Private Ivan Thompson was shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest during a traffic stop at 1st and I Streets, NE, in Washington, DC. He had chased the suspect to the location and fired a warning shot into the ground as the man resisted arrest. The suspect then grabbed Private revolver and shot him five times. The suspect was arrested and charged with first degree murder. He was found to be insane and committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Private Thompson was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI. He had served with the United States Park Police for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children and is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.