Officer Down Memorial Page - http://www.odmp.org

Officer W. R. Roberts | Monroe Police Department, Louisiana
Monroe Police Department, Louisiana

Officer

W. R. Roberts

Monroe Police Department, Louisiana

End of Watch: Monday, September 2, 1912

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 2, 1912
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Case never solved

Officer W.R. Roberts was shot and killed while on duty near the Iron Mountain Railroad crossing in Monroe.

He and a sheriff's deputy were investigating the theft of 20 head of cattle from the railroad's stockyard. He and the deputy split up so the deputy could ask about the cattle at the local packing house.

As Officer Roberts walked a short distance up the railroad's right of way when he was shot. Despite being wounded, he returned fire, but did not strike his assailant.

The case was never solved.