William P. Walton

Death by Force

William P. Walton, a 56-year-old police officer with the Birmingham Police Department in Alabama, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on March 18, 1902. Officer Walton had served the department for 15 years at the time of his death.

The incident occurred when Officer Walton was investigating reports of an assault in a home on Morris Avenue, between Eighth Street and Ninth Street. A man who had been in the home approached Officer Walton at his post on First Avenue and informed h ...Read More