Officer Neill A. Yarborough Sr.
Louisiana State Police
Louisiana
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 25, 1925

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 25, 1925
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Lynched and shot by an angry mob

Officer Yarborough was shot and killed after he and other officer went to arrest a fugitive. Officer responded to a house that the suspect was known to be in. Officer Yarborough covered the back door of the house as the other officers entered the front. The suspect fled to the rear of the house and shot and killed Officer Yarborough as he escaped. The suspect was arrested a short time later. He was shot twice by deputies while trying to flee, then lynched and riddled with bullets by a mob before deputies could drive him to jail.