Bessemer Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Monday, September 15, 1913
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 14, 1913
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Detective Samuel Spence succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he and another detective responded to a disturbance call at an establishment known as Paul's Hall.
A subject opened fire on the detectives, striking Detective Spence in the side. The round severed his spinal cord and caused paralysis of his legs. The other detective was able to return fire and killed the subject.
Detective Spence was survived by his wife and four children.