Officer Cecil W. Watford
Columbia Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Monday, July 1, 1957
Cause: Gunfire

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

Officer Watford succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he was shot during a struggle with a suspect. He was investigating an incident in which a man attempted to throw hot water on a woman. The suspect was arrested after returning to the scene.