Bio & Incident Details
Age: 39
Tour: 5 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/17/1871
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Not available
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Guard F. M. Isaacs died of injuries he received when he was shot during an escape attempt from the Nevada State Penitentiary.
Twenty nine outlaws staged an escape from the Nevada State Penitentiary at Carson City. Guard Isaacs, of the Gold Hill penitentiary, was in the yard when the prisoners began to flee. Guard Isaacs began firing but was hit with a bullet that broke his right knee. A second shot struck him in the hip.
Guard Isaacs did not recover from his injuries and died three weeks later.
Guard Isaacs had served with the Nevada State Prison for five years and was survived by his wife and two children.
