Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer
Nyob rau lub kaum ib hlis 16, 1877, St. Louis tub ceev xwm John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. Tom qab pom Frank Rande nkag Wright lub Pawnshop ntawm txog tus txiv neej 9:30 a.m. Luag muab ib tus thawj tub ceev xwm Wright.
Thaum Officer dawb thiab Heffernan nkag mus rau khw pawn, Rande attempted to leave but White or Heffernan grabbed him. The other officer was speaking to James Morrison, leej twg nkag mus rau lub khw pawn nrog Rande, when Rande began a brutal scuffle with the other officer. Rande was swinging his arms to break free and reach his waist.
Frank Rande Reportedly noj hauv tsev rau txim Joliet los ntawm cov pej xeem sau ntawv
Lub sij hawm rau nriaj, Rande ua ib tes hauj lwm tib phom me. Los txo ib phom me nkaus nkaus xwb, the shooter must pull the hammer back into the firing position before the trigger will activate the round. Rande fired one shot, which he claims struck him in the leg even though he was aiming at Officer White. All the witnesses said that Rande shot White in the leg.
Ed Wright, tsev khw pawn, tua Rande nyob rau hauv lub taw thiab rov qab tas dawb thiab Heffernan yuav tsum Rande rau hauv tus me nyuam. Rande tau thov nws tau tuag tiam sis ua tsis tau tej nyem ntawm Heffernan los yog cov neeg ua pawn kav. Rande tom qab tau thov tias Heffernan ua phem rau nws ntawm lub nroog yog lawv txoj kev.
Rande’s bullet severed an artery in Officer White’s leg causing a life-threatening wound. Doctors amputated his leg to save his life. Txawm li cas los, Neeg dawb neeg khiav dej num tseem mob heev ntxiv ua ntej dua tam sim ntawd rau lub kaum ib hlis 18, 1877.
Chiv tsis kam muab nws txhaum Rande. Thaum confronted nrog cov pov thawj hais tias nws yog ib tug neeg tsoo raug, leej twg muab cov ntsiab lus uas ob tug hauv Joliet, Illinois cuj, nws confessed nws tuaj koom tes rau qhov txhaum uas tau paub.
Ua ntej yuav nkag tau rau cov me nyuam. Louis and murdering Officer White, Rande tau tua tau ib tug txiv neej nyob hauv lub nroog Knox, Illinois thiab peb cov txiv neej hauv St. Elmo, Illinois.
Rande yug Charles Scott hauv Washington County, Pennsylvania rau lub Cuaj hlis 23, 1839. Tom qab kev khiav hauj lwm muaj ib tug poj niam uas nws ho tshuav penniless, Scott hloov nws lub npe rau Rande thiab pib nws hauj lwm txhaum plaub.
Raug cov plaub Illinois murders thiab rau lub neej nyob rau hauv Joliet Penitentiary sentenced, Rande lub bravado zoo. Hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 8, 1884, tus 44 xyoo Rande dai nws tus kheej hauv nws ntawm tes.
Officer White left a legacy as a brave officer who brought in a violent killer before he could add to his lengthy list of crimes.
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