Fayette County Sheriff's Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Thursday, September 7, 1882
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 7, 1882
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by mob
Constable Francis Shepard was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two brothers for theft.
He was shot twice in the chest as he approached the two. The suspects were both apprehended one year later and were lynched by a mob that broke into the jail.
Constable Shepard had previously served in the Civil War and is buried in Lima Cemetery in Fayette County, Iowa.