Blount County Sheriff's Office, Alabama
End of Watch Friday, December 18, 1931
Add to My HeroesHenry Clay Vaughn
Special Deputy Sheriff Henry Vaughn was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle parked on the main road in Nyota.
One of the subjects in the car opened fire with a shotgun as he approached it.
The man claimed he shot Deputy Vaughn in self-defense because the deputy was holding his service weapon.
Deputy Vaughn had been appointed a special deputy to police the mining camp in Nyota.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Not available
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