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Undersheriff Clarence Bunch Fugate | Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Undersheriff

Clarence Bunch Fugate

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch: Saturday, October 12, 1940

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 12, 1940
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in prison

Undersheriff Fugate was shot and killed while negotiating with a hostage taker at a local bar. Undersheriff had entered the establishment to try to talk the man into surrendering. The suspect told him his gun was in the kitchen. Undersheriff Fugate could not locate it and returned to the man to ask where it was again. The man pulled a gun from behind the bar and shot him. The suspect was sentenced to life at hard labor and later died in prison.