Forest City Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 6, 1931
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Completed sentence and released
Officer Amos Price was shot and stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a man for being drunk in public. As he made the arrest the suspect stabbed him several times. He then gained possession of Officer Price's service weapon and shot him several times.
The suspect was convicted of Officer Price's death and sentenced to prison. He was released after completing his sentence.
Officer Price was buried at Stony Point Cemetery, Alexander County, North Carolina.