Special Deputy Marshal Perry DuVal
United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, November 2, 1873

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 2, 1873
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1874

Marshal DuVal was shot and killed by a prisoner he was escorting from Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) to the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas. While camping out overnight northwest of Muskogee, Indian Territory, one of the prisoners took his handcuffs off, obtained Marshal DuVal's weapon, and shot him in the head. He then shot and wounded two other marshals before being shot and wounded. The suspect was convicted of the murder and hanged in 1874.