Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: Executed
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Officer Joseph Nelson was shot and killed as he and other officers attempted to quell a riot at a local sawmill. One other officer was also wounded.
The man who murdered Officer Nelson was arrested, convicted, and subsequently executed by hanging.
