Williamson Police Department, West Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, August 19, 1927
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 19, 1927
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Acquitted
In 1927 the town commissioners of Williamson created a new police force. Patrolman Harvey McGuire and Patrolman David Deerfield of the deposed police force were shot and killed by two new members of the new police force after a heated argument. The new officers, claiming self defense, were charged with murder. They were tried and acquitted on February 2, 1928.
Patrolman McGuire was survived by his wife.