Deputy Marshal Todd Vittitoe

Photo of Deputy Marshal Todd Vittitoe
End of Watch: Sat, Oct 19th, 1895
Date of Incident: Sat, Oct 19th, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: Not Known

Incident

Deputy Marshal Todd Vittitoe was shot and killed as he and the town marshal attempted to break up a fight between two men.

One of the men in the fight shot at the other one, but missed, and the round fatally struck the marshal. The subject was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted of manslaughter and subsequently sentenced to two years in prison.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

Elizabethtown Police Department
Elizabethtown Police Department Patch
300 South Mulberry Street
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
(260) 765-4125
Ruben Gardner

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