Constable Sam Douglass

Constable Sam Douglass | Loyal Constable's Office, North Dakota
Loyal Constable's Office, North Dakota
Constable Sam Douglass

Loyal Constable's Office, North Dakota

End of Watch Saturday, October 27, 1917

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Sam Douglass

Constable Sam Douglass was shot and killed at a home in the Squaw Gap area by the father of a boy he was attempting to arrest.

He had gone go the boy's home but the boy's father armed himself with a shotgun and demanded that Constable Douglass leave at gunpoint. Constable Douglass returned home where he obtained his rifle and returned to the home to arrest the boy.

Constable Douglass the boy's father exchanged shots and both were killed.

Bio

  • Age Not available
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Shotgun
  • Offender Shot and killed
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Deputy Curley Brown came to Axel Larson's house to request assistance after the shooting of
Constable Douglass. My Grandfather Oswald Erickson (15) was asleep in the attic and woke up when he heard the knock on the door and the conversation about the shooting. Axel took his Model T and went to notify the proper authorities. A tragic double shooting and a tragic death of Officer Douglass.

James Yockim
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September 18, 2021

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