Horicon Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Thursday, October 19, 1882
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 19, 1882
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never identified
Marshal William Gibson was shot and killed while placing a prisoner in a cell.
He had removed one revolver from the suspect but the man had concealed a second gun. The suspect fled the scene and was never identified.
Marshal Gibson was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War. He was survived by his wife and two children. He is buried at Oakhill Cemetery in Horicon, Wisconsin.