Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Josiah Hazen was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a gang of train robbers, including the famous outlaw Kid Curry. Another member of the Wild Bunch gang killed six officers in 1902. Sheriff Hazen had served with the Converse County Sheriff's Office for two years. He was survived by his wife and two sons. He is buried in Douglas Park Cemetery, Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming. Kid Curry, aka Harvey Logan, was suspected of being involved with the murders of five law enforcement officers: Sheriff Josiah Hazen of the Converse County Sheriff's Department, Wyoming; Deputy Samuel Jenkins and Sheriff Jesse Tyler of the Grand County Sheriff's Department, Utah; and Patrolman Robert Saylor and Patrolman William Dinwiddie of the Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee. Kid Curry was arrested after shooting Patrolman Saylor and Patrolman Dinwiddie. He was convicted of robbery since nobody would testify against him for attempted murder, but escaped from the local jail before being transferred to a federal prison. In 1904, Kid Curry was pursued by a posse in Colorado. After receiving a gunshot wound, he shot himself in the head to avoid capture.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Hazen gave the Converse County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Douglas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Josiah Hazen is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In WY, 41 of 63 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.1% of this state's fallen. That is 65.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Converse County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Josiah Hazen's cause is highlighted.
How Josiah Hazen Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Josiah Hazen is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Josiah Hazen was killed by gun.
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