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Deputy Sheriff Gabriel B. Hollingsworth, Jr. | Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Deputy Sheriff

Gabriel B. Hollingsworth, Jr.

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch: Saturday, December 10, 1887

Biographical Info

Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 3 days
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 10, 1887
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Hollingsworth was shot and killed as he rode with a posse who was searching for a man wanted for wounding another deputy three days earlier.

Deputy Hollingsworth had been sworn in as a deputy to ride with the posse.