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Deputy Sheriff Wallace E. Cool | Latah County Sheriff's Department, Idaho
Latah County Sheriff's Department, Idaho

Deputy Sheriff

Wallace E. Cool

Latah County Sheriff's Department, Idaho

End of Watch: Monday, August 5, 1901

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 4, 1901
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed Suicide

Deputy Cool was shot and killed off his horse while attempting to arrest a man who was riding through town randomly shooting at people. The man had killed the town doctor and wounded a storekeeper. The suspect fled to his house, where a shootout with a posse led by the sheriff ensued. The standoff ended when the suspect killed himself. Deputy Cool died of his wounds the next day.

Deputy Cool was survived by his wife.