Special Agent William Ford Sherman, Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent William Ford Sherman

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Wednesday, August 31, 1927

William Ford Sherman

Special Agent William Sherman succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest two men loitering in a freight yard in Topeka, Kansas. As he searched one of the men, the second man was able to move behind him and ordered him to raise his hands.

As Agent Sherman was turning around he was shot in the back. The men then fled the scene. A train foreman located the agent a short time later and he was taken to a local hospital. The following day he was transported to a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, where he remained until succumbing to his wounds.

The two men were apprehended the following year and convicted of Agent Sherman's murder.

Agent Sherman had previously served with the United States Marine Corps and was survived by his wife and young son.

Bio

Age 33
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Location Kansas
Incident Date Wednesday, August 17, 1927
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Convicted

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Agent Sherman,
Sir, as a fellow Marine;LEO I would just like to say on today, the 89th anniversary of your death thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as an LEO but for our Country as well when you served in the USMC. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Semper Fi Devil Dog!
A fellow Marine;LEO

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

August 31, 2016