Charles McKinley, an officer with the Verona Borough Police Department, was shot and killed when he responded to a domestic disturbance on February 4, 1954.
Charles Flajnik had been arguing with his wife, leading her to call the police. When McKinley arrived, Flajnik shot him as he entered the house. Flajnik then shot and killed himself.
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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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