Bell County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 17, 1940
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 17, 1940
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Chief Deputy Fisher was shot and killed as he and three other officers attempted to serve a warrant on a man wanted for robbery in Alexandria, Virginia.
The officers located the suspect who was eating breakfast in a trailer near Cumberland Gap and arrested him. The man denied he was the man named in the warrant and requested that he be able to finish eating, which the officers let him do.
The suspect suddenly produced a gun and began shooting, striking Chief Deputy Fisher six times, killing him. The suspect wounded the Middlesboro police chief and another officer before being wounded himself. The man then fled into the woods along with his son, sparking a massive manhunt that included officers from Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The next day the suspect was shot and killed during a gun battle with officers in Lee County, Virginia.