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Sheriff George W. Alexander | Dallam County Sheriff's Department, Texas
Dallam County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Sheriff

George W. Alexander

Dallam County Sheriff's Department, Texas

End of Watch: Saturday, July 19, 1930

Biographical Info

Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 19, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Sheriff Alexander and two other officers went to serve an arrest warrant on a suspect. Sheriff Alexander and another officer entered the front door while another officer covered the back door. When Sheriff Alexander entered the house he was shot and killed. The third officer entered the back door after hearing shot and shot and killed the suspect. The officer then shot and killed the suspect's brother, who was armed with a shotgun, and wounded a third suspect. Sheriff Alexander died 40 minutes later.

Sheriff Alexander had been with the agency for 5 years.