Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton

Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton | Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton | Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma
Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma
Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton | Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton | Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma
Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton

Wewoka Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch Saturday, June 27, 1953

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Joseph W. Cotton

Chief of Police Joseph Cotton was shot and killed when he and an officer responded to a report of a former mental patient brandishing a shotgun.

When they arrived on the scene the man opened fire, fatally wounding Chief Cotton. The other officer, also hit by a shotgun blast, returned fire seriously wounding the suspect.

Chief Cotton had served with the Wewoka Police Department for 12 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

  • Age 66
  • Tour 12 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge
  • Offender Apprehended
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