United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, September 27, 1883
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 27, 1883
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Deputy Lewis Marshal Merritt and Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for whiskey violations.
They located the man in a cornfield in between Childer's Station (present-day Sallisaw) and Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). As they attempted to arrest him and other men a shootout erupted and both officers were fatally wounded.