Caleb B. Dunn

City Marshal

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In memory of

Caleb B. Dunn

1934

Killed that day
August 18, 1934, aged 35

Their life

Marshal Caleb Dunn was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for failing to appear in court. The man had been issued a warrant by a magistrate for disorderly conduct. The man refused to appear at court and instead went to the police station with members of his family. While in front of the police station, they engaged in a shootout with Marshal Dunn, shooting him nine times. The suspect was also shot and killed. Marshal Dunn had served with the Jackson Police Department for nine months and had formerly served with the Breathitt County Sheriff's Department. He was survived by his wife, six children, father, and five brothers. He is buried in Dunn Cemetery near Lee City, in Wolfe County, Kentucky.

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He was survived by his wife, six children, father, and five brothers.

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