Yuma County Sheriff's Department, Arizona
End of Watch Tuesday, January 8, 1901
Matthew B. Devane
Undersheriff Devane was shot and killed while attempting to arrest three tramps who had just stolen a barrel of liquor. The three suspects were eventually apprehended.
The suspect who killed Undersheriff Devane was convicted of his murder and sent to prison. On November 3, 1901, he and another prisoner overpowered a guard; took several guns; and escaped from Yuma Prison. Later in the day the suspect was shot and killed near Fortuna during a gunfight with a posse that caught up with him.
Undersheriff Devane was survived by his brother.
Bio
- Age 29
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 7 Reflections"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9
Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service
January 26, 2013
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Toshio Hirai
Gardena Police Department, CA
EOW: November 15, 2018
Police Officer Jared William Franks
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: November 10, 2018
Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: November 8, 2018
Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: October 27, 2018
Corporal Travis Wells
Dallas Police Department, NC
EOW: November 1, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Loren Y. Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: October 31, 2018
Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Burt Vincent
Brigham City Police Department, UT
EOW: October 26, 2018
Investigator Farrah Turner
Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: October 22, 2018
Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney
Gwinnett County Police Department, GA
EOW: October 20, 2018