John L. Wilson, an officer with the Homestead Borough Police Department, was shot on September 6, 1918, while attempting to arrest John Kyle for trespassing in a home. Wilson had been called to the scene by a resident of the home. During the altercation, Wilson shot and killed Kyle.
Wilson died on September 8, 1918.
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Author: Bill Lofquist
I am a sociologist and death penalty scholar at the State University of New York at Geneseo. I am also a Pittsburgh native. My present research focuses on the history of the death penalty in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pa.
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