James Benjamin Ramsey, a police officer from Ashland, Alabama, died on July 7, 1920, at the age of 48. He was killed in the line of duty while conducting a nighttime search along with two other officers.
The incident occurred during a raid on a liquor still, a common target during the Prohibition era. Officer Ramsey and his colleagues were enforcing the law when the situation turned deadly. He was shot by a suspect, leading to his fatal injury.
The suspect, who was 20 years old
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