Deputy Sheriff Hiram C. Wooton

Photo of Deputy Sheriff Hiram C. Wooton
End of Watch: Fri, Dec 30th, 1927
Date of Incident: Sun, Dec 18th, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 43

Survivors

His wife, son, and two daughters

Incident

On December 18, 1927, Deputy Wooton was shot by a man when the deputy entered a store. The man had held a grudge against Deputy Wooton for a misdemeanor offense that he had been cited for two weeks earlier. Deputy Wooten died at a Hazard Hospital 12 days later.

Agency

Perry County Sheriff's Office Patch
Main Street
Hazard, Kentucky 41702
(606) 439-4523

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