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Amos Wellington Howell, a 21-year-old male deputy sheriff with the Watauga County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, tragically died on November 6, 1902. Howell succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest a man for the murder of his father. The incident occurred along the North Fork, where the suspect opened fire on Howell. Despite being critically wounded, Howell managed to shoot and kill the suspect.
Following the shooting, the suspect's cousin ...Read More
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Amos Wellington Howell
Male
White / Caucasian
Watauga
NC
1902-11-06
21
Amos
Wellington Howell
11/16/2025
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Has anyone else looked into the role of the cousin who was there during the shooting? I keep wonderi... ...Read More
12/11/2024
12/11/2024
I was recently reading about the tragic case of Amos Wellington Howell, and something that stands ou... ...Read More
11/15/2024
11/15/2024
