Duluth Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 28, 1908
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: April 28, 1908
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Arthur Briggs suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a drunk man in an alley behind a local business in West Duluth.
The drunk man had been creating a disturbance inside of the business and Lieutenant Briggs had been called to remove him. When Lieutenant Briggs entered the business the man fled out a back door. Lieutenant Briggs chased after him but suffered a heart attack after catching and struggling with him.
Lieutenant Briggs had served with the Duluth Police Department for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.