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Deputy Sheriff Robert E. Dodson | DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff

Robert E. Dodson

DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

End of Watch: Wednesday, December 16, 1936

Biographical Info

Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 12, 1936
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Robert Dodson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a liquor law warrant near the Mississippi - Tennessee line.

Despite being mortally wounded, Deputy Dodson was able to return fire and killed the subject.

Deputy Dodson was taken to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where he succumbed to his wounds four days later.