LaFollette Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 12, 1946
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1946
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Night Policeman George Woods was shot and killed when he and the Campbell County sheriff responded to the LaFollette Cafe for a call at 2:30 am.
When they entered the cafe they observed a taxi driver at the bar with a shotgun in front of him and two pistols on a nearby table. The sheriff asked the cafe owner what the disturbance was about and hte man responded belligerently and drew a pistol. The officers and the subjects inside exchanged shots. Night Policeman Woods, the taxi driver, the cafe owner, and two of the cafe owners sons were all killed.
Policeman Woods was survived by his wife.