| Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Givins Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office Idaho End of Watch: Tuesday, November 26, 1935 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, November 25, 1935 Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber Suspect Info: Committed suicide Deputy Givins succumbed to a gunshot wound received the previous day. He and other officers were attempting to arrest a man for kidnapping and murder. Deputy Givins and Policeman Fontaine Cooper, of the Idaho State Police, were shot and killed following a high speed chase of the suspect.
The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to death by hanging but committed suicide 15 minutes before his execution by jumping from the top of a 30-foot high cell wall. Related Line of Duty Deaths |