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Patrolman
George M. Little
Served: 15 years
Badge #:
Panel 38E, Line 16
Panel L28, Line 4
Date/Time of Incident:
Incident to Death Duration:
Incident Location:
930 North E Street, Richmond
Incident County:
Incident Township:
Weapon Used:
Suspect Disposition:
Paroled in 1954
Burial Place:
Goshen Cemetery, Richmond
Patrolman George Little and Patrolman Elmer Stephenson were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for being intoxicated in public at the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot freight office.
The officers were unaware that the suspect had just attempted to kill his boss. When the officers arrived they were both shot. Although mortally wounded, Patrolman Little and a railroad employee were able to subdue the suspect.
Five days later the 35-year-old suspect pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison but was paroled in 1954 and died two years later.
Patrolman Little was survived by his wife.
• This incident was one of 23 which resulted in the line of duty deaths of two officers.
Historic Place
The Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, at 930 North E Street in Richmond, was built in 1902 and is a contributing building within the Richmond Railroad Station Historic District, developed between 1853 and 1915, and roughly bounded by the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks, North Tenth Street, Elm Place, North D Street and Fort Wayne Avenue. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1987 and listed on the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures on July 23, 1987.
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