Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook

Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook | West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook | West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia
Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook | West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia
Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook | West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia
Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander M. Cook

West Virginia Department of Prohibition, West Virginia

End of Watch Saturday, November 15, 1924

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Leander M. Cook

Deputy Prohibition Officer Leander Cook was shot and killed in Van, West Virginia, while attempting to arrest a constable who was wanted for making a false arrest.

Despite being wounded, Officer Cook returned fire and killed the subject. Officer Cook died two days later.

Officer Cook was survived by his wife.

Bio

  • Age 45
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Thursday, November 13, 1924
  • Weapon Gun; Unknown type
  • Offender Shot and killed

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Leander Cook was my great grandfather. I visited the national monument honoring fallen law enforcement officers in Washington DC back about 1995 and he was not listed. I'm glad that his name does appear on that monument now. R, Donald D. Cook Jr. ([email protected])

Don Cook Jr
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May 7, 2023

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