Augustus Harris

1878

Life Service Also Served Memorials In Our Keeping

Augustus Harris.

How He Died

Manner Homicide

Cause Gunshot wound

What Happened

Special Deputy Marshal Gus Harris was shot and killed in the public square in front of the Edgefield County Courthouse in Edgefield, South Carolina, while attempting to arrest a man who was wanted for shooting another man several years earlier.

Special Deputy Marshal Harris was occasionally appointed as a Special Deputy United States Marshal on court days and was acting in that capacity when he was killed.

Service Record

Also Served

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Special Deputy Marshal

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Memorials

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 53W · Line 32 cut as AUGUSTUS HARRIS

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