Detective Sergeant Edmund Tong
Toronto Metropolitan Police Service
Ontario
End of Watch: Sunday, March 23, 1952

Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: 455

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 6, 1952
Weapon Used: Handgun; .455 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed

Detective Sergeant Edmond Tong was born in Wales and known as The Chinaman, in reference to his black hair and Chinese sounding name.

On March 6 1952, Detective Sergeant Tong and his partner, Sergeant Roy Perry stopped a vehicle containing 2 men. These 2 men formed part of a group of bank robbers known as the Boyd Gang (named after their leader).

As Detective Sergeant Tong approached the vehicle, one of the suspects drew a .455 pistol and shot Detective Sergeant Tong and shot at Sergeant Perry in the police car wounding him in the arm.

Detective Sergeant Tong died of his wounds on 23 March 1952. Both suspects were arrested in Montreal after a shootout with police that left both men wounded. Both men were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Detective Sergeant Tong.

They were executed in the Toronto Jail on December 16, 1952.

Detective Sergeant Tong is buried in Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.