Henry W. Jennings

Officer

Hartford

End of Watch: 5/25/1964

Download PDF | Listen Now  |  Leave a Tribute

Officer Jennings had been a Hartford Police Officer for only four years and was the first officer killed in the line of duty in 103 years. He was slain in a heroic attempt to arrest a man suspected of shooting another officer seven hours earlier.

Officer Jennings had been a Hartford Police Officer for only four years and was the first officer killed in the line of duty in 103 years. He was slain in a heroic attempt to arrest a man suspected of shooting another officer seven hours earlier.

He was the father of two young children.