King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Monday, July 9, 1934
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 9, 1934
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: At large
Deputy Watson was shot and killed while on duty in the business district of Seattle. A mob of strike agitators attacked the unarmed deputy and beat and shot him to death.
Nine men, including Deputy Watson, were killed during the 83 days Longshore Strike, and a little more than 1000 were injured. Deputy Watson's killer(s) were never identified.