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Deputy Sheriff Gordon Givens | Bell County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Bell County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff

Gordon Givens

Bell County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky

End of Watch: Sunday, January 30, 1910

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 23

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 1/29/1910

Weapon: Handgun

Suspect: Committed suicide

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Deputy Gordon Givens was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk miner. Despite being mortally wounded, Deputy Givens shot the suspect twice.

The man was charged with Deputy Givens' murder. He committed suicide in the county jail several months later by slitting his own throat as his wife visited him.

Deputy Givens is buried in Middlesboro Cemetery, Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 101rst anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Phyllis Loya
momLof fallen officer Larry Lasater
January 30, 2011

 

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