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United States > Washington > Snohomish County Sheriff's Department > Deputy Sheriff Jefferson F. Beard

Deputy Sheriff

Jefferson F. Beard

Snohomish County Sheriff's Department, Washington

End of Watch: Monday, November 6, 1916

Bio & Incident Details

Age: Not available

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 11/5/1916

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Not available

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Deputy Beard and Deputy Charles Curtiss were shot and killed during a workers strike at the local docks. Several hundred citizens had been deputized because of the fear of violence. When a boat of strikers arrived it was ordered not to dock, but did so anyway. When the occupants were ordered to not disembark gunfire erupted and both Deputy Beard and Deputy Curtiss, one of the deputized citizens, were fatally wounded. The Sheriff was also shot and wounded.

Although the exact circumstances are unknown, it is thought that both deputies were struck by friendly fire.

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