Age 58

On June 18, 1908, Patrolman Duncan argued with his friend, F.W. Hopkins, a saloonkeeper at Hopkins Saloon, 741 Main Street, about Hopkins serving alcohol to Patrolman Duncan’s son.  During the argument, Hopkins pulled a gun from under the counter and shot Patrolman Duncan, killing him.  Patrolman Duncan’s gun was found unfired on the floor near his body.    

Hopkins claimed self-defense and all charges were dismissed two years later when the only witness to the shooting could not be found.  A civil suit file by the family was also dismissed four years after the shooting. 

Covington annexed Latonia during 1909.

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