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| Deputy Sheriff William Z. Henderson
Dade County Sheriff's Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, September 16, 1916 Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, September 16, 1916
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Two shot and killed Deputy William Henderson, Deputy Allen Henderson and Deputy Charles Williams were shot and killed while riding on a posse in an attempt to arrest four bank robbery suspects. The suspects had fled into the Everglades and were pursued by the posse. After the initial shooting the suspect fled to the western part of the state where two of them were killed and the other two apprehended.
Deputy Allen Henderson and Deputy William Henderson were brothers. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
