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Case Description

Frigo, Innocento, 33 yrs., shot dead, near Chicago & Western Indiana R.R. tracks Praine Av., by Thomas Edgeworth (er.) special officer of above road, who says Frigo was stealing coal. 14th Prect.

Case Number

770

Circumstances

Date of offense	November 10, 1906
Date of death	November 10, 1906
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	near Chicago & Western Indiana R.R. tracks; Prairi
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Other non-commercial public place
Location description	near Chicago & Western Indiana R.R. tracks; Prarie
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead -> gun
Motive	def. Killed victim who was stealing coal
Victim initiated events leading to homicide	Yes
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Robbery
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Frigo, Innocento
Age	33 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Outside labor force (incl. criminals)
Occupational skill	Criminal - thief
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Edgeworth, Thomas
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
Occupational skill	Law Enforcement, Police
Killing while protecting property	Protecting other property

Police

Defendant employed in law enforcement	Special officer, e.g. Pinkertons
Precinct	14
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	None
Allegations of police corruption	No

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