Jailer Paul Sloan, a dedicated officer of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, tragically lost his life on September 27, 1900. Sloan was shot and killed while attempting to prevent a prisoner from being taken from the Calcasieu Parish Jail by an angry mob. The mob had forcefully battered down the jail's front door using a large pipe. In response, the deputies inside the jail opened fire into the air to protect themselves. However, several members of the mob returned fire, fatally
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