In memory of
Alexander David Ross
1931
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- March 17, 1931, aged 60
Their life
Merchant Policeman Alexander Ross was shot and killed while escorting a prisoner to the police station. He had arrested the man after observing him and another man steal gas from a filling station. He was able to catch one of the men, but the other escaped.
As he walked the man to the police station, the 24-year-old man produced a handgun and shot Policeman Ross in the stomach. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other Missoula officers shot and killed the suspect.
Policeman Ross had served with the agency for 10 years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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