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Detective James Rauland | Northern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Northern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Detective

James Rauland

Northern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch: Wednesday, November 1, 1899

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 1, 1899
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Detective James Rauland was shot and killed while he attempted to arrest suspected train robbers in the rail yard at Williston, North Dakota.

He had placed two men under arrest but as he took the third into custody the man produced a pistol and opened fire. Despite being mortally wounded, Detective Rauland was able to return fire and killed the suspect.