Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/24/1949
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Committed suicide
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Undersheriff Davis and his brother, Sheriff Elmer Davis, were shot and killed when they attempted to arrest a man who had gone crazy and began shooting people. While the deputies were in the suspect's home they exchanged shots and both were killed. The man then set fire to his house and was killed in the ensuing blaze.
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