Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Sunday, June 12, 1910
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1910
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1912
Deputy Sheriff Emmet Haskins was shot and killed when he attempted to arrest a man at his home for assault.
The suspect fled to the nearby Monroe Mountains, where it took the Massachusetts State Militia to flush him out and capture him three days later.
The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and executed at the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown on January 26, 1912.
Deputy Haskins had served with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.