U.S. Army · United States 
Samuel Hewitt
1947
Samuel Harrison Hewitt served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Sergeant Samuel Hewitt and Officer James Quigley were shot and killed following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle. When the vehicle they were pursuing crashed at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Sedgewick Street, the suspect fled on foot, then opened fire on Officers as they pursued him, killing Sergeant Hewitt and Officer Quigley. The suspect was convicted of both murders and sentenced to life in prison. He was released from prison in 1972 and, two years later, murdered his foster mother. He was sentenced to life in prison for that murder as well. Sergeant Hewitt was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three grown children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Philadelphia Police Department
Sergeant
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