Police Officer Willis A. Smith, aged 28, was fatally shot on March 10, 1908, while serving with the Birmingham Police Department in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred when Officer Smith and his partner stopped an unknown suspect on the street. During this encounter, Officer Smith was shot and killed, and his partner was shot in the leg.
The circumstances surrounding Officer Smith's death are marked by a significant and intriguing twist. A week after the shooting, his partner was
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