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| Game Warden Lyman O. Hill
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service
Maine
End of Watch: Monday, November 8, 1886 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 8, 1886
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available Warden Lyman Hill and Deputy Warden Niles were shot and killed while attempting to arrest two poachers near Fletcher's Brook. Deputy Warden Niles and Warden Hill had been tracking the poachers, who had been using dogs to run deer, for about ten days. When they finally approached the men, an argument broke out. As Deputy Warden Niles took off his coat in order to take hold of the poachers' dog, one of the poachers pulled out a double-barrel shotgun and opened fire. Deputy Warden Niles and Warden Hill were both killed instantly.
The poachers escaped after the incident, but a posse was formed to find and arrest them. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
