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Aurbach, Lazarus. 24 to 26 ys. Old. Shot dead at 31 Luicolio Place by Leo M. Shippy, Genl. Supt. Of Police whom he tried to assassinate. 40 prect. ?? M. Shippy justified and exonerated by Coroner's jury Mar. 24, 1908.

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Circumstances

Date of offense	March 2, 1908
Date of death	March 2, 1908
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	31 Luicolio Place
Location description	31 Luicolio Place
Type of death	Manslaughter
Type of manslaughter	Unintentional killing with gun
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Self Defense
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Aurbach, Lazarus
Age	25 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Shippy, Leo M.
Gender	Male
Race	White
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
Occupational skill	Law Enforcement, Police
Killing while protecting person	Protecting self
Defendant/victim relationship	Stranger

Police

Defendant employed in law enforcement	Police officer on duty
Precinct	40
Location of arrest	40th Precinct
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	March 24, 1908
Outcome of coroner's judgement	Exonerated, Commended
Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of police corruption	No

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