Francis James Willis

Died

4 June 1930

Age

Rank

Detective Sergeant

Force

Cambridge Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

While questioning a student at King's College, Cambridge, about his possession of a firearm, the suspect produced a pistol and shot his tutor, the officer attempted to arrest him but was shot twice and died the next day.

Died the day after being shot twice while questioning a student at King’s College, Cambridge, about his possession of a firearm, when the student produced a pistol and shot both his tutor and the officer as he attempted to arrest him.