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Sheriff William P. Stanley | Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Sheriff

William P. Stanley

Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

End of Watch: Friday, July 25, 1902

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1902
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Stanley succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 6 weeks earlier while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for feloniously assaulting another man with a horseshoe.

The suspect fled after the shooting and it is unknown if he was ever captured.

Sheriff Stanley was survived by his expectant wife and seven children.