In memory of
Alexander S. Smith
1909
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- February 4, 1909, aged 55
Their life
Railroad Policeman Alexander Smith was shot and killed in the company's railroad yards near South 2nd Street in Tacoma, Washington shortly after 4 p.m. by his partner. The two officers had been arguing about a recent freight train robbery when Policeman Smith's partner attacked him and opened fire, fatally wounding him. The officer who shot him was charged with second-degree murder.
Survived by
Policeman Smith was survived by his son and four sisters.
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