Harlan Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 12, 1918
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Patrolman Dixon Sasser was shot and killed by a man who had just been released on bond for bootlegging.
The man opened fire on Patrolman Sasser and the Harlan police chief, who was wounded in the shooting. The suspect was also wounded in the shootout before being arrested. The man was tried twice but acquitted both times.
Patrolman Sasser was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, father, and three siblings. He was predeceased by a son. He is buried in Robinson Creek Cemetery, London, Laurel County, Kentucky.