Deputy Richard Scott Hunter
End of Watch: Sat, Nov 6th, 1920
Date of Incident: Fri, Nov 5th, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 38
Survivors
His wife
Incident
Sheriff Richard Hunter was shot and killed as he and a deputy attempted to arrest a man for cutting his wife's throat.
As the officers entered the home, the man opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun, fatally wounding the sheriff.
The man fled the home but was later apprehended and charged with murder. He was executed in the electric chair on January 31, 1921.
Sheriff Hunter was survived by his wife.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Agency
56 North Main Street
Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
(270) 821-5661
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