Special Agent Henry Vincents
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police

End of Watch: Monday, August 19, 1878
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Special Agent Henry Vincents and Special Agent Bob Widdowfield were shot and killed killed from ambush while pursuing a suspected train robber in Carbon, Wyoming. The officers were ambushed and shot as they approached the suspect's campsite.

The suspect was later arrested and sentenced to death for the murders. Before being executed he was lynched by an angry mob.

 
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Patch image: Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

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