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Deputy Thomas I. Woods
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, December 21, 1922

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 21, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Woods was shot and killed in a gunfight between deputies and three suspects running a whiskey still. One suspect later shot and killed Deputy Willis Champion during an attempted jailbreak. He was later executed for the murders.

Deputy Woods had been with the agency for 10 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TexasDeputy Willis Glover Champion
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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