10/11/2026
On Sunday, October 10, 1937, Chief Bishop W. Haney and Officer Foy Parrish of the Leesburg Police Department observed a vehicle being driven in a reckless manner. They attempted to pull the reckless driver over, however, the suspect refused to stop. Chief Haney and Officer Parrish eventually stopped the vehicle by forcing it to the curb. As they detained the two occupants from the suspect vehicle, Chief Haney collapsed unconscious to the ground, bruising his head on the gravel street. Moments later, two citizens stopped to offer their assistance. The good samaritans placed Bishop Haney in their car and drove him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
