On October 26, 1897, 34-year-old Patrolman Pitt McClellan Doxsie was patrolling on horseback in the downtown area of Independence, Iowa. He would stumble upon a burglary in progress. He would get into a gunfight with the two thieves. He would be shot and killed, his body would be discovered in an alley.
His case will remain unsolved.
SOURCES:
Officer Down Memorial PageThe National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
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