Patrolman Porter Sanders
Shreveport Police Department
Louisiana

End of Watch: Friday, March 1, 1912
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Patrolman Porter Sanders was shot to death by a man he was attempting to arrest. Two days later the suspect was shot by the station agent in Stonewall when he refused to surrender, but managed to escape.

Patrolman Sanders was survived by his wife and five children.

 
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Patch image: Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

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