Bio & Incident Details
Age: 29
Tour: 1 month
Badge # Not available
Military veteran
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/23/1871
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Never apprehended
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Deputy Carlos King was shot and killed in modern-day Harvey County by a suspect he had disarmed and thrown out of town for disturbing the peace. The suspect left when ordered to leave, but returned to town after obtaining another gun. He located Deputy King and shot him to death. The suspect was never apprehended.
Deputy King was a Civil War veteran for the Union Army and was survived by his wife and two children. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Newton, Kansas.
