Hastings Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Saturday, October 16, 1909
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 16, 1909
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Marshal Robert Garrett was shot and killed in an act of revenge from an incident that occurred eight months earlier. He and the county commissioner had advised a property owner that a portion of his land would be acquired through eminent domain to erect a bridge.
On October 16, 1909, the property owner fatally shot Marshal Garrett as a result of the action. The property owner was also shot and killed. It is not clear if Marshall Garrett killed him or other men who were with him.
Marshal Garrett was survived by his wife.