In memory of
Amos Forbes
1881
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- December 17, 1881, aged 32
Their life
Deputy Sheriff Amos Forbes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for assaulting his wife.
Deputy Forbes was waiting for the subject to return to his wife's home. When the man arrived around 5:00 a.m. and approached the man, the subject shot him twice. He died within 30 minutes.
The man who shot him was arrested and charged with murder. His first trial ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury in 1882.
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