Mill Creek Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Sunday, November 20, 1904
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: November 19, 1904
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Town Marshal L.C. Hughes was accidentally shot and killed by his deputy while attempting to arrest several men who were drunk and riding around town on horseback.
As Marshal Hughes, his deputy, and a Deputy United States Marshal approached the men the deputy stumbled and his gun discharged, striking Marshal Hughes in the back.