Tehachapi Police Department, California
End of Watch Sunday, October 22, 1876
Add to My HeroesThomas Godwin
Constable Godwin was shot and killed at a local business by a 26-year-old man who held a grudge against him over a previous arrest. He was captured and hanged in 1877.
Constable Godwin was survived by his wife and six children.
Bio
- Age 41
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1877
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