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Deputy Night Watchman Fred French | Kingsburg Police Department, California
Kingsburg Police Department, California

Deputy Night Watchman

Fred French

Kingsburg Police Department, California

End of Watch: Thursday, November 2, 1916

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 2, 1916
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Never apprehended

Watchman French was shot and killed by a suspect he had arrested earlier in the night for being drunk in public and creating a disturbance in a pool hall.

After being taken to the jail the suspect apologized and asked to go home to go to sleep. The officers released the man, who went home, grabbed his double-barrel shotgun, and returned to the downtown district. The suspect located Watchman French and shot him twice in the back.

The suspect fled the scene after the murder. He was never apprehended.