Coyle Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Monday, February 1, 1904
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 month
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: January 30, 1904
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Marshal Ben Higbee was accidentally shot and killed when his pistol fell from its holster as he struggled with a suspect. The gun discharged with it struck the ground, and the round struck him in the groin.
He succumbed to the wound two days later.
Marshal Higbee had served with the agency for only one month.