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Deputy Sheriff Goode King Tait | Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff

Goode King Tait

Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

End of Watch: Thursday, September 8, 1938

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 8, 1938
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Tait was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect in a wooded area.

Three days later the suspect was shot and killed by a posse near Selma, Alabama.