Officer
Edward P. Fowler Jr.
North Vernon Police Department
Monday, September 21, 1925
Age: 53
Served: 3 weeks
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North Vernon Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident
Monday, September 21, 1925
01:20 am
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
3rd Street and O and M Avenue, North Vernon
Incident County
Jennings
Incident Township
Center
Weapon Used
Revolver
Suspect Disposition
Never apprehended
Burial Place
Rockdale Cemetery, Dupont
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   Officer Edward Fowler was shot and killed while investigating two suspicious men.

   As he approached them they opened fire, striking Officer Fowler twice in the spine and abdomen. He was taken to Schneck Memorial Hospital where he died.

   The suspects, who abandoned the vehicle they were driving, which had been stolen in Indianapolis the day before, fled from the scene. Despite a manhunt involving hundreds of citizens, they were never apprehended.

   Officer Fowler was survived by his wife and several stepchildren.


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