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Los Angeles police officers and detectives in shootout with murderer George Farley in his Los Angeles Home. In an attempt so serve Farley eviction papers, T.D. Crittenden and his aide W. L. Romer were shot by Farley. The bodies of Crittenden and Romer are depicted in the distance. Tear gas can be seen billowing from the home and Detective Lieutenant Robert Underwood can be seen in the far right behind a car with his rifle drawn. This photograph appears with the article "Pitched Battle Rages Around Barricaded Home of Killer of Two Officers," Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 1938: pg. 12. Text from negative sleeve: Process Servers Killing. George Farley Eviction Case. April 38. Text from newspaper caption: General view of battle scene at height of siege before police bullets wounded slayer and officers rushed cottage to capture gunman.
Police shootings--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Underwood, Robert Romer, W.L Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept Crittenden, T.D Farley, George
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