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| Sergeant William Andrew Smith
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 27, 1930 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 27, 1930
Incident Location: North Carolina
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended Sergeant Smith was shot and killed by a hobo in the Milan freight yards in Fayetteville, North Carolina, between 0500 hours and 0600 hours. Sergeant Smith was patrolling the yards before leaving on a train to Rocky Mount when the shooting took place. The suspect was able to flee the scene and on September 3, 1930, shot and killed Detective Lyle Clements, who was also a detective with the railroad, in the Dunlop rail yards in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Detective Clements was shot and killed in a coal car where he discovered the hobo and attempted to arrest him. The man shot Detective Clements four times. Detective Clements was able to return fire and wound the suspect in the leg. After the shooting the suspect threw his body from the moving train. The man was arrested later in the night and confessed to both murders.
Sergeant Smith had been with the agency for seven years and had previously served as a member of the Fayetteville Police Department. He was survived by his wife and two young children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
