Bio & Incident Details
Age: 54
Tour: 28 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/2/1928
Weapon: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Deputy Bancroft, Special Deputy Leonard Cummings, and Special Deputy Billy Withington were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man. The suspect was given permission to retrieve money from his bedroom but returned with a .30-.30 rifle and opened fire, killing all three deputies. The man fled but was arrested the following day. The suspect died 2 days later of wounds he received during his arrest.
Deputy Bancroft had deputized Special Deputy Cummings and Special Deputy Withington on his way to make the arrest. Deputy Bancroft had been with the agency for 28 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Special Deputy Sheriff Leonard Roth Cummings, Jr. |
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Special Deputy Sheriff Billy Withington, Jr. |
