Montgomery Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, September 28, 1922
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Albert Sansom was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute.
Two days later, Game Warden George Wilson was shot and killed while searching for Officer Sansom's murderer along with Montgomery County deputies.
As a result of the officer's murders the national guard was deployed to subdue mob violence. A man thought to be withholding information about Officer Sanson's killer was lynched. Another man was shot and killed and several men were whipped and beaten.