Bio & Incident Details
Age: 35
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/21/1917
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Died in prison
· Leave a Reflection
· Add to My Heroes
· Update this memorial
Share this memorial:
Chief Meyers and Officer William Lucas both died of gunshot wounds sustained on December 21, 1923. The two officers had gone to a man's home at the man's request to arrest the man's drunk son. The son opened fire on them with a shotgun as they entered the yard, mortally wounding both. Officer Lucas died two days later and Chief Meyers died two weeks later.
The suspect was arrested and died in prison of a cerebral hemorrhage October 11, 1951.
Chief Meyers was survived by his wife.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
|
|
Officer William C. Lucas, Sr. |
