Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan
End of Watch: Monday, November 5, 1928
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: October 31, 1928
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Conservation Officer Theron Craw was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow conservation officer as they patrolled Acme Creek, near Grand Traverse Bay.
The other officer was shooting at an invasive species of duck that was eating fry that had just been stocked into the creek. Officer Craw was accidentally shot as he stood up just as the other officer fired at the ducks.
Officer Craw had served with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for 11 years.