Deputy Sheriff Carlos B. King, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Deputy Sheriff Carlos B. King

Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

End of Watch Saturday, September 23, 1871

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Carlos B. King

Deputy Sheriff Carlos King was shot and killed in modern-day the area of 200 West 2nd Street, in Newton, by a suspect he had disarmed and thrown out of town for disturbing the peace.

The suspect left when ordered to leave, but returned to town after obtaining another gun. He located Deputy King and shot him to death. The suspect was never apprehended.

At the time of his murder, Newton, Kansas was part of Sedgwick County.

Deputy King was a Civil War veteran for the Union Army and was survived by his wife and two children. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Newton, Kansas.

Bio

Age 29
Tour 1 month
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Never apprehended

disturbance

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You were a hero in the civil war before your law enforcement career. Thank you for serving in on of them most important parts of American History.

Most of society lives in a world that doesn’t recognize what gives them the comforts they live in. Because of you, and people like you, society can live that way.

You put the badge on to make the community a better place. You put the badge on for justice. You put the badge on to save life. You put the badge on for the principles it represents. The badges didn’t make you a hero, the badge was worn by a hero. To your family, and the generations that followed, thank you for your service. Be proud of this man.

Sergeant Christian Yanchula
Forensic Services
Indian River County Sheriff's Office

September 23, 2022