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Sheriff John W. Love | Limestone County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Limestone County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Sheriff

John W. Love

Limestone County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch: Wednesday, April 18, 1877

Biographical Info

Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 18, 1877
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Sheriff John Love was shot and killed near Greenwood, Louisiana while extraditing several prisoners from Shreveport, Louisiana.

He and a Shreveport detective were riding in the front of a wagon when one of the men grabbed Sheriff Love's pistol and shot him approximately one-quarter mile from Greenwood. The suspects were then chased into a swamp by a posse and shot and killed.

Sheriff Love's body was returned to Groesbeck and he was buried in Tehuacana. He was survived by his wife and three siblings.