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Deputy Prohibition Officer Henry E. Robart | Colorado Department of Law Enforcement, Colorado
Colorado Department of Law Enforcement, Colorado

Deputy Prohibition Officer

Henry E. Robart

Colorado Department of Law Enforcement, Colorado

End of Watch: Tuesday, January 15, 1924

Biographical Info

Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 15, 1924
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Deputy Prohibition Officer Henry Robart and Chief of Police Jack Rose, of the Walsenburg Police Department, were shot and killed while serving a search warrant at a home on West Seventh Street in Walsenburg.

They were inside of the home examining a 100-gallon still when a man suddenly appeared and shot both of them in the head without warning. The subject then fled the area. He later committed suicide when a posse located him and attempted to take him into custody.