Bancroft Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch Saturday, October 10, 1896
Add to My HeroesWilliam Gallion
Town Marshal William Gallion was shot and killed by a bank robber held up in a farm house that he and his posse had surrounded. The suspect jumped from a window where Marshal Gallion was stationed. Before he could react, the suspect shot him in the chest with a revolver, and then mounted his bicycle and rode off with the posse in pursuit. After he rode about a mile his tire went flat. As the posse closed in he shot and killed himself.
The suspect and another man shot and killed a cashier and an innocent bystander when they robbed a bank in Sherburne County, Minnesota, the day before.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; Revolver
- Offender Committed Suicide
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsMarshal Gallion,
On today, the 125th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of of Bancroft.
R.I.P.
USBP
Anonymous
United States Border Patrol
October 10, 2021
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