Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Sunday, April 30, 1899
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 29, 1899
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Patrolman Summitt was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk man who was causing a disturbance in front of grocery store on Lischey Avenue. Patrolman Summitt advised the man to quiet down or he would have to be arrested. The man responded that no officer could arrest him.
The man then produced a pistol. In an effort to disarm him, Patrolman Summitt began to struggle with the man. The suspect fired three shots, mortally wounding Patrolman Summitt. Patrolman Summitt succumbed to his wounds shortly after midnight. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder. He was tried and acquitted.
Patrolman Summitt was survived by his wife and five children. He was a Civil War Confederate private with the 2nd Tennessee Calvary, Company A.