Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/26/1963
Weapon: Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect: Apprehended
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Deputy Smith was shot and killed after making a traffic stop on US 41 between Douglas and Broxton at 2230 hours. He had placed the driver of the vehicle in the back of his patrol car and called for a tow truck. When the tow truck arrived the driver found Deputy Smith slumped over the wheel of his patrol car with a gunshot wound in his back. The suspect had shot him through the cage in the patrol car with a .25 caliber handgun and then broke through the back window to escape. The suspect was apprehended the next day.
