Brooke County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia
End of Watch: Monday, July 17, 1922
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 17, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Harding Duval was shot and killed when he and several deputies responded to a report of striking miners shooting at a mine in Cliftonville.
When the deputies arrived the miners started shooting at them. In the exchange of gunfire Sheriff Duval and six miners were shot and killed.
Sheriff Duval's son succeeded him as sheriff of Brooke County.