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Detective Sergeant John W. Cabiness | Little Rock Police Department, Arkansas
Little Rock Police Department, Arkansas

Detective Sergeant

John W. Cabiness

Little Rock Police Department, Arkansas

End of Watch: Saturday, August 12, 1922

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: August 12, 1922
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Sergeant Cabiness was accidentally shot and killed by Special Deputy Marshal Will Cross, of the United States Marshals Service, who mistook the officers for railroad strikers who were out to get him. Deputy Cross was killed in return gunfire by Sergenat Cabiness's partner.
Sergeant Cabiness had been with the agency for five years.