Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, Maine
End of Watch: Thursday, September 1, 1927
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 1, 1927
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 20 years
Deputy Warden Lee Parker was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle that contained two men and their wives who were spotlighting deer in Westfield. One of the men in the vehicle shot Deputy Warden in the chest at point blank range.
The suspect, age 42, was apprehended, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
Deputy Warden Parker was survived by his wife and five children.