Walter Vance
River City Fraternal Order of Police Remembers Jefferson County Police Officer H.C Conner
Date of Death
River City Fraternal Order of Police Remembers Jefferson County Police Officer H.C Conner
Friday August 26, 1927
Rank:
 Officer
Assignment:
 Not Available
Age:
 32
Incident Date:
 Friday August 26, 1927
Incident Location:
 Burnett Avenue
Cause of Death:
 Gunfire
Suspect Name:
 Not Available
Weapon Involved:
 Not Available
Case Status:
 Closed

Officer Vance was only an officer for a few weeks.

On August 26, 1927 at 7:40 p.m., Officer Vance and his partner William Clark responded to a disturbance run at the Early Delicatasen, 210 Burnett Avenue, with a suspect armed with a butcher knife. A scuffle ensued and both officers were shot. Officer Vance died at 11:50 p.m. at City Hospital. Officer Clark sustained a gunshot to his leg. The suspect escaped and was captured 2 days later.