Damascus Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 1, 1937
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 31, 1937
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Chief Henry Sammons succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while attempting to make an arrest.
He had been called to a local sawmill to arrest an employee who had come to work drunk. When the chief approached the employee, the man produced a handgun and shot the chief in the stomach.
Despite being mortally wounded, Chief Sammons was able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Chief Sammons, a WWI Army veteran, was survived by his wife and child.