Kingsport Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Monday, April 13, 1925
Add to My HeroesJohn F. Smith
Patrolman John Smith and Deputy Hubert Webb, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed as they and another officer attempted to arrest a fugitive. The suspect was wanted for murdering Deputy Sheriff Murdock McIntosh, of the Greene County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department, on December 24, 1924.
As the officers approached, the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding both officers. The suspect was apprehended and later died while serving his sentence in a penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
Patrolman Smith is buried in Pyles Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Not available
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
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