Carl Right Grooms

Death by Force

Marshal Carl Right Grooms, aged 29, was a male officer of the Greenfield Police Department in Tennessee. On July 19, 1908, he was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man involved in a fight. During the arrest, the suspect's brother threatened the officers, saying he would shoot them if they did not release the suspect. As the officers complied, the suspect raised his gun, and Marshal Grooms fired at him. In the ensuing exchange of gunfire, both Marshal Grooms and the suspect were fatall ...Read More

City Marshal Carl Right Grooms

Reflections for City Marshal Carl Right Grooms, Greenfield Police ...