| Special Deputy Marshal Lewis Merritt
United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, September 27, 1883 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, September 27, 1883
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Marshal Merritt and Marshal Addison Beck were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for whiskey violations. They located the man in a corn field in Muskogee County, Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). As they attempted to arrest the suspect and other men a shootout errupted and Marshal Beck and Marshal Merritt were fatally wounded. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
