Elizabethtown Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, October 19, 1895
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 19, 1895
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 2 years
Deputy Marshal Todd Vittitoe was shot and killed as he and the town marshal attempted to break up a fight between two men.
One of the men in the fight shot at the other one, but missed, and the round fatally struck the marshal. The subject was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted of manslaughter and subsequently sentenced to two years in prison.