Bio & Incident Details
Age: 53
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/9/1925
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Apprehended
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Marshal LaPlant was shot and killed while responding to a shots fired call while unarmed. A suspect had been walking down Center Street randomly firing a gun. After Marshal LaPlant received a report of the incident he went directly to the suspect's home and began talking to the man's wife. While there the suspect arrived. Marshal LaPlant asked him if he was the man firing a gun in the street. The suspect replied "Yes" and then fired a shot from his pocket, striking Marshal LaPlant in the liver. Although mortally wounded, Marshal LaPlant was able to overpower the suspect and take him into custody. Marshal LaPlant succumbed to his wound the following day.
