| Deputy Sheriff Edward Smith Pinal County Sheriff's Department Arizona End of Watch: Tuesday, August 3, 1948 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, August 3, 1948 Weapon Used: Shotgun Suspect Info: Sentenced to Life Deputy Smith was shot and killed by a man who had escaped from the Pinal County Jail the day before.
Deputy Smith had gone to the Joe Lewis Heights area in Eloy to look for Willis Bishop who had escaped the day before. As he reached the door of the Dandy Tavern, from a nearby roof Bishop fired a shotgun, hitting Smith in the face and knocking him down. A second shot hit Smith in the chest and he died before help arrived.
Bishop was convicted and received a life sentence. |