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Submitted: 4/26/20 • Approved: 4/27/20 • Last Updated: 4/30/20 • R305726-G0-S3
1840 - Sunday, March 7, 1875
35 years old
Police Officer Fahey was shot through the abdomen and killed by a drunk suspect on Congress Avenue between midnight and 1 a.m. The suspect fled the scene on horseback but was later apprehended several miles away.
He is the first Austin police officer known to have died in the line of duty.
Contributed on 4/26/20 by tomtodd
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