United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 20, 1881
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 20, 1881
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer John Boston was shot and killed by a gang of horse thieves after arresting two of the gang members.
He and a posse had tracked the horse thieves in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) and arrested two of the men. As they returned to McAlester the other five thieves ambushed them, killing Officer Boston.