| Special Agent William Floyd Union Pacific Railroad Police Department Railroad Police End of Watch: Thursday, August 4, 1910 Biographical Info Age: 35 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, August 4, 1910 Incident Location: Wyoming Weapon Used: Handgun; .41 caliber Suspect Info: Executed Special Agent William Floyd was shot and killed in Evanston, Wyoming, by a former railroad detective who had been dismissed from service.
The suspect, Agent Floyd, and Agent Floyd's wife were walking on railroad property when the former detective pulled a gun and fatally shot Agent Floyd.
The man turned himself in to a city detective a short time later. He was convicted of Agent Floyd's murder, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed. |