Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 31, 1861
Age:
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: December 31, 1861
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Causey was stabbed to death by a man he was attempting to arrest off duty.
Patrolman Causey had entered a barber shop on Main Street at Gayosa Street, when he noticed a suspect who had escaped his custody three weeks earlier. He asked the suspect to step outside. Patrolman Causey was questioning the suspect when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed Patrolman Causey in the heart, killing him
Patrolman Causey had served with the Memphis Police Department for 11 years.