Atchison Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch Monday, October 23, 1899
Add to My HeroesRobert A. Dickerson
Officer Robert Dickerson was shot and killed in the town of Doniphan during a gun battle with a suspect that had just robbed a local store and murdered the clerk.
Officer Dickerson was part of a posse that pursued the men to a house. The suspects were able to escape the house and were then pursued to a river where they barricaded themselves behind several logs. When officers attempted to arrest the men in the morning a shootout ensued and Officer Dickerson was killed. The suspects remained barricaded until nightfall when they were able to escape again.
The suspects were never apprehended.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, October 20, 1899
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Never apprehended
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