Bio & Incident Details
Age: 43
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/24/1904
Weapon: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Deputy Dunn was shot and killed while he and several other deputies attempted to arrest a drunk man who was causing a disturbance at a local saloon. As the officers struggled with the suspect the man was able to shoot his gun, striking Deputy Dunn. The man was shot and killed by the sheriff. Deputy Dunn succumbed to his wounds two days later.
Deputy Dunn had previously served as chief of police for Corvallis and had been sworn in as a deputy several years after retiring. He was survived by his wife and three children.
