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Carl Bisbee
1925
Carl M. Bisbee.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Constable Carl Bisbee and Deputy Constable R. R. Bledsoe were shot and killed while questioning four men they observed drinking in public at 8:00 p.m.
When they attempted to place the men under arrest on Sam Rankin Street, the men produced handguns and opened fire, fatally wounding both constables.
One of the men involved in the incident had murdered City Marshal Joe Crixell, of the Brownsville Police Department, on August 9th, 1912. The man was shot and killed during the shootout with Constable Bisbee and Deputy Constable Bledsoe.
Constable Bisbee was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Nueces County Precinct 1 Constable's Office for three years.
When they attempted to place the men under arrest on Sam Rankin Street, the men produced handguns and opened fire, fatally wounding both constables.
One of the men involved in the incident had murdered City Marshal Joe Crixell, of the Brownsville Police Department, on August 9th, 1912. The man was shot and killed during the shootout with Constable Bisbee and Deputy Constable Bledsoe.
Constable Bisbee was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Nueces County Precinct 1 Constable's Office for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Service Record
Also Served
Nueces County Constable's Office - Precinct 1
Constable
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