Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: 8 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/12/1920
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Not available
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Town Sergeant Daniel Littrell was shot and killed while he and another deputy were investigating bootleggers. The officers had just arrested two men and a woman for being drunk when a fourth suspect arrived on the scene. The man shot Sergeant Littrell in the back, killing him instantly, and shot the other deputy three times. The wounded deputy recovered from his wounds.
Town Sergeant Littrell had served with the Big Stone Gap Police Department for eight months. He was survived by his wife and ten children.
