Bio & Incident Details
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Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/1/1922
Weapon: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect: Arrested
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Patrolman Sheppard Brumley was shot and killed while he and four officers investigated a disturbance on North Hickory Street.
When the officers arrived at the scene, they found the location was a vacant lot. They decided to check a restaurant next door to the lot. As they walked onto the porch, the lights inside the restaurant were turned off, leaving the officers standing in the light. Shots were then fired from within the restaurant and Patrolman Brumley was struck in the head with a round from a .30-.30 rifle. The other four officers were also wounded.
The suspect who fired the shots was arrested in Oakland, California, on September 1927 and extradited back to Oklahoma. One of the suspect's friends, who helped him evade authorities in Oklahoma, had been lynched shortly after the shooting.
Patrolman Brumley was survived by his wife and four children.
