Police Officer Joe Big Knife
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 22, 1895

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 22, 1895
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Big Knife was shot and killed on the Quapaw Indian Reservation in Oklahoma when he and several other officers went to evict members of a family that had returned to a location after they had already been removed once. As the officers approached the home a friend of the family opened fire on them with a shotgun, striking Officer Big Knife in the head.