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Posseman Charles Hill | Valley County Sheriff's Office, Montana
Valley County Sheriff's Office, Montana

Posseman

Charles Hill

Valley County Sheriff's Office, Montana

End of Watch: Monday, June 15, 1903

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 1 day
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 15, 1903
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Posseman Charles Hill was shot and killed in a gunfight with several escapees who had murdered Deputy Jack Williams during their escape nine days earlier.

The suspect who had killed Deputy Williams was also killed in the shootout with the posse. A second suspect was lynched by an angry mob and the third suspect escaped.