| Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service U.S. Government End of Watch: Sunday, November 27, 1887 Biographical Info Age: 28 Tour of Duty: 3 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Sunday, November 27, 1887 Incident Location: Oklahoma Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a horse thief in Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) near the Arkansas River.
The following week the suspect shot and killed Deputy Marshal Ed Stokley as he and a posse attempted to arrest the man. The suspect was shot and killed by another posse member after shooting Deputy Marshal Stokley.
Deputy Marshal Dalton had served with the agency for 3 years. Related Line of Duty Deaths |