Opp Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Friday, November 11, 1927
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 11, 1927
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Policemen Edward Nix and Lee Clark were shot and killed in a gun battle with an 18 year-old youth and his father, both alleged bootleggers.
Earlier, Policeman Nix and Clark fired at a car the youth was driving when he refused their order to pull over. Later that day, gunfire erupted as the boy and his father confronted the officers on a local street corner. The father, his son, and Policeman Clark were killed. Two bystanders were wounded. Policeman Nix, mortally wounded, died en route to the hospital.