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Darius Quimby
- Jan. 03, 1791 -
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Resided: |
Stephentown (Albany County) NY, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Jan. 03, 1791 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
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Dept: | Albany County Constable's Office
NY
USA |
County: | Albany |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Constable |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
Duties: | He was most likely an unpaid peace officer. |
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
Whiting Sweeting
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Male
- 26 years old
of Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y.
born 05 Aug 1764, Norton, Bristol County, MA and the son of Lewis & Abiah 'Cobb' Sweeting.
It would seem Mr. Sweeting wrote his own version of events in a subsequently printed book titled 'The Narrative of Whiting Sweeting', in which he perhaps disagrees with official versions in that Constable Quimby was perhaps stabbed and not shot; and the warrant was for theft and not trespassing.
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Location: |
NY
USA
Mon. Jan. 03, 1791
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Summary: |
Constable Darius Quimby was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a trespassing warrant.
Constable Quimby is the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in the United States.
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Disposition: |
The suspect was found guilty of murdering Constable Quimby in the July session of the New York State Supreme Court and was hanged on August 26, 1791. |
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