Philip Fatch

Death by Force

On January 21, 1909, in Mobile, Alabama, Deputy Sheriff Philip Fatch, aged 40, was fatally shot while attempting to serve a warrant for assault and battery on Richard Roberson, an African American man. Accompanied by another deputy, Fatch approached Roberson, who drew a handgun and opened fire, striking Fatch in the abdomen and wounding the other deputy in the ankle. Both deputies returned fire, hitting Roberson three times. Despite medical attention, Deputy Fatch succumbed to his injuries later ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Philip Fatch

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