James Harris, a Special Deputy Sheriff, met his demise on April 3, 1893, in Plantersville, Alabama. He was killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a wanted individual. Harris had been deputized for this specific task, indicating he was acting in an official capacity at the time of his death.
The circumstances of his death involve a confrontation with the subject of the warrant. According to the accounts, Harris was shot by the individual he was trying to apprehend. The shooter, id
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