U.S. Navy · United States 
Lawrence McParlin
1918
Lawrence H. McParlin served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence McParlin and Officer John Conrad of the Metropolitan Police Department, DC, were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject at 76 I Street, NW. After shooting the two officers, the subject fled to 1500 Carrollburg Place, SW, where Lieutenant David Dunigan confronted him. During the ensuing shootout Lieutenant Dunigan was also fatally wounded. The subject was injured but survived. The suspect escaped but was recaptured and hanged on January 22, 1925, in a Washington, DC jail. Before execution, the suspect claimed to have committed 12 murders, including a Chicago Patrolman. Deputy McParlin was a United States Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters. He is buried at Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara County, New York.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Charles County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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