Officer Nathan Oscar Longfellow, San Fernando Police Department, California

Officer Nathan Oscar Longfellow

San Fernando Police Department, California

End of Watch Sunday, December 2, 1923

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Nathan Oscar Longfellow

Officer Longfellow succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier while transporting a prisoner to the city jail. The man had been arrested by Officer Longfellow for disturbing the peace. Without warning, the man produced a handgun and shot Officer Longfellow in the chest.

The suspect was attacked by an angry mob of citizens and taken into custody. He was convicted of Officer Longfellow's murder and executed at San Quentin Prison in 1925.

Officer Longfellow had only served with the San Fernando Police Department for 13 months.

Bio

Age 22
Tour 1 year
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Thursday, November 29, 1923
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Executed in 1925

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101 years since you died from that fateful gunshot. You are remembered for your service and sacrifice.
Justice was served on the person who murdered you just 2 years after the event.
Rest in peace Officer Longfellow

Elizabeth
Widow of Deputy Michael Haugen.
Riverside County Sheriffs Department

December 2, 2024