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Ptl. Leo J. Garrahan

Plt. Leo Garrahan
Age: 28
Tour of Duty:
6 years
Badge Number: 18
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 2, 1930

Ptl. Leo Garrahan succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one month earlier while transporting a prisoner to jail in the side car of his motorcycle. The prisoner grabbed Garrahan's service revolver from its holster and shot him several times. Ptl. Leo Garrahan was single and had served with the agency for 6 years.

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