Brownwood Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, February 3, 1939
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 3, 1939
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Officer Fuston and two other officers went to a local motel to search for an escaped prisoner. When they confronted the suspect he denied he was the man they were looking for and reached for identification papers, instead he drew a gun and shot Officer Fuston four times, killing him. The other officers returned fire and wounded the suspect, who escaped. He was apprehended the next day in Dublin, Texas.
The 26-year-old suspect hanged himself in his jail cell three days later.
Officer Fuston was survived by his wife.