United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Michael Lee Farnsworth
1971
Michael Lee Farnsworth served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Michael Farnsworth was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a suspect connected to the armed robbery of a Chicago police officer's motel room. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder but released after only 16 years. The suspect then went on to become a guest lecturer at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. When citizens found out about this atrocity, the program he was lecturing for was suspended. Officer Farnsworth had served with the Davenport Police Department for less than one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and newborn baby.
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Davenport Police Department
Police Officer
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