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Deputy Sheriff Carl Alex Brill | Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff

Carl Alex Brill

Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

End of Watch: Wednesday, January 4, 1922

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 4, 1922
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1940

Deputy Sheriff Carl Brill was shot and killed from ambush shortly after he and two deputies destroyed a liquor still near Calvert. The owner of the still was arrested and charged with his murder.

The suspect was convicted of Sheriff Brill's murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life and he was subsequently paroled in 1940.

Deputy Brill was survived by his wife and seven children.