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William L. Paschal, Bicycle Patrolman
Born: November 1879
End of Watch: December 4, 1914 |
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Two men suspected of committing robberies on
West Main Street across the Chamber of Commerce killed Officer William Paschal
on the night of December 4th, 1914, at 10 p.m.. Officer Paschal was detailed
to investigate the robberies of a man and a woman. Witnesses heard a single
gunshot and saw two men running towards the railroad yard. A passerby then
“stumbled” onto the body of Officer Paschal, who lay dead with a gunshot
wound to the head. The killers were never caught but a suspect in the shooting
was killed two months later after the shooting death of Officer Gus Chitwood,
when the man tried to take an officers gun. Officer Paschal was 35 at the
time of his death and was a 6 year veteran of the Police Department. He
was survived by his wife and parents. Source: El Paso Daily Times
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