Corporal Ernest L. Lang Jr., a 39-year-old father of six and three-year veteran of the Delaware County Courthouse and Park Police Department, was fatally wounded on December 10, 1978, in Chester, Pennsylvania. The shooting took place inside a bar at 2213 West 3rd Street when two armed men with sawed-off shotguns entered and began threatening patrons and employees. Corporal Lang, who was present at the scene, intervened and a shootout followed; he was mortally wounded but managed to fire all six rounds from his revolver.

A few hours after the incident one of the suspects went to a local hospital and was found to have been hit by five of Corporal Lang’s bullets; that man was later convicted of second-degree murder. The other suspect was also arrested and later convicted of armed robbery. Does anyone have memories of the Chester bar or know more about Corporal Lang’s service and family background?