Michael Churchill
1947
Michael F. Churchill.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Chief of Police Mike Churchill was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for beating his wife the previous night. As Chief Churchill approached the man in a shed behind his house, the man opened fire with a shotgun, killing Chief Churchill around 10:00 a.m. The man was apprehended by a posse, convicted, and hung on May 6th, 1950. Chief Churchill was a United States Army WWI veteran. He had served with the Osawatomie Police Department for ten years and law enforcement for an additional seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
Service Record
Also Served
Osawatomie Police Department
Chief of Police
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