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Game Warden Joseph D. Whitaker | North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina

Game Warden

Joseph D. Whitaker

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina

End of Watch: Sunday, November 15, 1936

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: November 15, 1936
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Game Warden Joseph Whitaker was shot and killed when his automatic pistol accidentally discharged as he got out of his car to investigate a suspicious vehicle on the North Mills River Road in Henderson County.

He and his brother had been enforcing hunting and searching for people illegally spotlighting deer. They observed a vehicle drive up and down the road adjacent to the house they were staying in and went to investigate it.

Warden Whitaker was survived by his mother and three brothers.