| Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck
United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, September 27, 1883 Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, September 27, 1883
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Marshal Beck and Marshal Lewis Merritt were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for whiskey violations. They located the man in a corn field in Muskogee County, Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). As they attempted to arrest the suspect and other men a shootout errupted and Marshal Beck and Marshal Merritt were fatally wounded. Marshal Beck had been with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and two children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
