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Charles Bell
- Mar. 23, 1898 -
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Resided: |
TX, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Mar. 23, 1898 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
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Dept: | Brown County Sheriff's Dept.
TX
USA |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Sheriff |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
On The Job: |
6 years
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
TX
USA
Wed. Mar. 23, 1898
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Summary: |
Sheriff Bell was shot and killed as he and his deputy attempted to arrest a drunken blacksmith. Sheriff Bell and the deputy went to the suspects home and while upstairs the suspect stormed in and shot Sheriff Bell. The deputy returned fire and killed the suspect.
The deputy, George Washington Batton, was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 3, 1922, while serving as sheriff of Eddy County, New Mexico.
Sheriff Bell was survived by his wife and child
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