Bio & Incident Details
Age: 21
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/11/1923
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and wounded
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Deputy Sheriff Jesse Peters succumbed to gunshot wound sustained two months earlier while attempting to arrest a man for being drunk in public.
During the arrest the man opened fire, wounding Deputy Peters and killing a bystander. Despite being wounded, Deputy Peters returned fire and wounded the suspect as well.
Deputy Peters was taken to Harlan Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds on June 30, 1923.
