Lieutenant Thomas C. Barnard, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Lieutenant Thomas C. Barnard

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Wednesday, June 1, 1921

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Thomas C. Barnard

Lieutenant Thomas Barnard was shot and killed at Morgantown and Kingwood Junction (Rowlesburg), West Virginia while attempting to arrest several men who were trespassing on a train.

He was climbing onto the train car when one of the men shot him in the head without warning. His body was found a short time later by a brakeman. A posse intercepted the train in Terra Alta, West Virginia, and two of the men were wounded in a shootout with a Preston County constable.

The man who shot Lieutenant Barnard was a U.S. Army deserter who had spent several years in prison. He was arrested and charged with murder.

Lieutenant Barnard was assigned to the Cumberland Division. He was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery in Petersville, Maryland.

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Age 31
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Location West Virginia
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Charged with murder

deserter, trespasser

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Lt. Barnard,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.

R.I.P.
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Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

June 1, 2021