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Officer Henry A. Everett JSO Mourning Shield

Officer Henry A. Everett

Jacksonville Police Department

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 30, 1920
Location of Incident: 27 W Forsyth Street
Weapon Used: Firearm
Suspect Info: Unknown, captured

Officer Everett was shot and killed while investigating a burglary at Newark Shoe store located at 27 W. Forsyth Street. Officer Everett discovered the doors of a shoe store had been tampered with and went inside to investigate. Officer Everett was shot by the suspects, who were standing in darkness, in a hail of gunfire.  Both suspects were sailors and were captured. One of the suspects was shot by another officer.