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Sheriff Matt Wann | Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Alabama Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Alabama

Sheriff

Matt Wann

Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Alabama

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 3, 1932

Bio & Incident Details

Age: Not available

Tour: 2 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/3/1932

Weapon: Shotgun; 12 gauge

Suspect: Not available

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Sheriff Wann was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a man at a residence near Scottsboro. As he handcuffed the man, the man's brother immediately picked up a shotgun and fired once, the full force striking the sheriff in the chest killing him instantly.

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I first heard about Sheriff Wann several years ago while reading about the Scottsboro case. What he did that day to save the lives of these boys really stuck with me. Glad to now know his name. I'm a black man who grew up in Alabama in the '50s and '60 and frankly I was astonished by the incredibly corageous stand he took and from that same Southern perspective, I'm not surprised that he was "murdered" not very long afterward. I would like to know more about him. God bless him and his desendants.

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January 16, 2012

 

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