(2780) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Police Department, Domestic Assault, 1940s

Detroit Police Officer Tinly is attacked by a woman as he responds to a domestic dispute call, Detroit, Michigan. The woman, who was the common-law wife of the man on the ground, attempted to gouge out Officer Tinly’s eyes after he tried to arrest her husband. In the background Tinly’s partner calls in for assistance.

Photographer's caption: "Blessed is the peacemaker"