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City Marshal James H. Gibson | Dewey Police Department, Oklahoma
Dewey Police Department, Oklahoma

City Marshal

James H. Gibson

Dewey Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 4, 1915

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 27, 1915
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Marshal Gibson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk man who had just shot a man and was holding others at bay with his gun. Marshal Gibson was shot in the chest when he approached the suspect to arrest him. Marshal Gibson was transported to a hospital in Bartlesville where he succumbed to his wounds one week later. The suspect committed suicide after being cornered in a barn by a sheriff's deputy.