Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Montana
Incident Date: 7/12/1933
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Not available
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Special Agent Paul Read was shot and killed in the line of duty in Missoula, Montana. He had gone to a location after receiving a tip that a bar at the corner of Broadway and Higgins was serving illegal alcohol during prohibition. He entered the bar and purchased a beer. After being served he arrested the proprietor. Special Agent Read had locked his service weapon in the glovebox prior to entering the bar and did not search or handcuff the suspect before placing him in his vehicle for the trip to the county jail. As they pulled up to the jail the suspect pulled out a concealed revolver and shot Agent Read three times.
Special Agent Read's son and grandson both followed in Agent Read's footsteps and became law enforcement officers in Montana.
