Allamakee County Sheriff's Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Saturday, January 19, 1946
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: S3-1
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 19, 1946
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sheriff Bulman was shot and killed while attempting to serve an insanity warrant on a man in Postville, Iowa. As Sheriff Bulman and other deputies entered the room the man opened fire with a shotgun, killing the sheriff. Other deputies returned fire and killed the suspect. He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.