On February 26, 1919, Chief of Police Beldon Napoleon Little, aged 32, of the Fort Payne Police Department in Alabama, was fatally shot while attempting to arrest two brothers, aged 18 and 20, suspected of moonshining. Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff George Scott of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and the sheriff, the officers approached the suspects' residence. Upon entry, the brothers opened fire, resulting in the deaths of Chief Little and Deputy Scott. The sheriff sustained injuries but man
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