Deputy Frank W. Venable
Bell County Sheriff's Office
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 23, 1878

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 23, 1878
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Venable was shot and killed by a prisoner at the County Jail.

Deputy Venable and another deputy were returning a prisoner to his cell, when another inmate reached through the bars, grabbed Deputy Venable's gun and shot him to death. The other deputy returned fire, killing the inmate.