Patrolman William G. Johnson
End of Watch: Thu, Jul 19th, 1923
Date of Incident: Mon, Dec 19th, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 64
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His wife
Incident
Patrolman William Johnson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 13 years earlier while attempting to arrest a man on a drunken rampage.
After the man grabbed a shotgun and threatened to clean up the town, the man's brother alerted Patrolman Johnson. Patrolman Johnson located the man but was immediately shot twice. The first blast struck him in the legs. The man then shot him in the abdomen at close range.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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