Officer George W. Cassels was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. He was appointed to the department on October 2, 1950, and assigned to the Third Precinct (3rd Pct).
Date of Death: July 12, 1953
Rank: Officer
Age: 26
Years of Service: 2 (EOD: 10-02-1950)
Marital Status: Married
Location of Incident: 1515 16th Street, NW (Rear)
Circumstance:
While off duty, Officer Cassels of the Third Precinct, was standing in the 1600 block of P Street, NW, waiting for another off duty officer to meet him, when the owner of the Gem Cleaners reported to him that he was just robbed at gun point and pointed out the suspect.
Officer Cassels gave foot chase and followed the suspect to a rear alley. As the officer exited the alley, the suspect shot him once in the side with a Lugar pistol.
Officer Cassels died the following day, at Emergency Hospital with his former wife, Ruth D. Cassels at his side, and was buried in his hometown of Chester, South Carolina.
The suspect, Robert Eugene Carter, 24 years old, of 1523 P Street NW, was apprehended the same day. Mr. Carter was convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of Officer Cassels and was executed in the electric chair at the DC Jail on April 26, 1957. His memorial is 68431793.
Mr. Carter was the last person executed in the District of Columbia.
Date of Death: July 12, 1953
Rank: Officer
Age: 26
Years of Service: 2 (EOD: 10-02-1950)
Marital Status: Married
Location of Incident: 1515 16th Street, NW (Rear)
Circumstance:
While off duty, Officer Cassels of the Third Precinct, was standing in the 1600 block of P Street, NW, waiting for another off duty officer to meet him, when the owner of the Gem Cleaners reported to him that he was just robbed at gun point and pointed out the suspect.
Officer Cassels gave foot chase and followed the suspect to a rear alley. As the officer exited the alley, the suspect shot him once in the side with a Lugar pistol.
Officer Cassels died the following day, at Emergency Hospital with his former wife, Ruth D. Cassels at his side, and was buried in his hometown of Chester, South Carolina.
The suspect, Robert Eugene Carter, 24 years old, of 1523 P Street NW, was apprehended the same day. Mr. Carter was convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of Officer Cassels and was executed in the electric chair at the DC Jail on April 26, 1957. His memorial is 68431793.
Mr. Carter was the last person executed in the District of Columbia.
Officer George W. Cassels was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. He was appointed to the department on October 2, 1950, and assigned to the Third Precinct (3rd Pct).
Date of Death: July 12, 1953
Rank: Officer
Age: 26
Years of Service: 2 (EOD: 10-02-1950)
Marital Status: Married
Location of Incident: 1515 16th Street, NW (Rear)
Circumstance:
While off duty, Officer Cassels of the Third Precinct, was standing in the 1600 block of P Street, NW, waiting for another off duty officer to meet him, when the owner of the Gem Cleaners reported to him that he was just robbed at gun point and pointed out the suspect.
Officer Cassels gave foot chase and followed the suspect to a rear alley. As the officer exited the alley, the suspect shot him once in the side with a Lugar pistol.
Officer Cassels died the following day, at Emergency Hospital with his former wife, Ruth D. Cassels at his side, and was buried in his hometown of Chester, South Carolina.
The suspect, Robert Eugene Carter, 24 years old, of 1523 P Street NW, was apprehended the same day. Mr. Carter was convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of Officer Cassels and was executed in the electric chair at the DC Jail on April 26, 1957. His memorial is 68431793.
Mr. Carter was the last person executed in the District of Columbia.
Date of Death: July 12, 1953
Rank: Officer
Age: 26
Years of Service: 2 (EOD: 10-02-1950)
Marital Status: Married
Location of Incident: 1515 16th Street, NW (Rear)
Circumstance:
While off duty, Officer Cassels of the Third Precinct, was standing in the 1600 block of P Street, NW, waiting for another off duty officer to meet him, when the owner of the Gem Cleaners reported to him that he was just robbed at gun point and pointed out the suspect.
Officer Cassels gave foot chase and followed the suspect to a rear alley. As the officer exited the alley, the suspect shot him once in the side with a Lugar pistol.
Officer Cassels died the following day, at Emergency Hospital with his former wife, Ruth D. Cassels at his side, and was buried in his hometown of Chester, South Carolina.
The suspect, Robert Eugene Carter, 24 years old, of 1523 P Street NW, was apprehended the same day. Mr. Carter was convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of Officer Cassels and was executed in the electric chair at the DC Jail on April 26, 1957. His memorial is 68431793.
Mr. Carter was the last person executed in the District of Columbia.
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