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| Police Officer John Armstrong
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, December 15, 1890 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, December 15, 1890
Incident Location: South Dakota
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Armstrong was shot and killed during an attack by a group of American Indians.
A total of six officers from the United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs were killed when they were attacked following the arrest of Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux Indian tribe in South Dakota. After arresting the Chief the officers were traveling back to their headquarters when they were attacked by a group led by the chief's son. Four officers were killed and two were wounded in the attack. The Sioux Chief was also killed along with his son. The two injured officers later died of their wounds. Related Line of Duty Deaths  | Private Paul Akicitah
United States Department of the Interio..., US
EOW: Monday, December 15, 1890
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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