Deputy Sheriff George Lee Wilson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Friday, January 8, 1897

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 27, 1896
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Wilson succumbed to a gunshot wound received two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest a man wanted for a previous shooting. The man was able to gain control of Deputy Wilson's service weapon and shot him. The suspect escaped into Mexico where he was later shot and killed by authorities on September 20, 1900.

Deputy Wilson had been with the agency for six years.