Police Officer William D. Montgomery, aged 24, was tragically killed in the line of duty on August 24, 1886, in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred at the police headquarters, where Officer Montgomery was shot by a subject seeking revenge for being arrested earlier that evening for public intoxication.
The perpetrator had returned to the police department with the intent to shoot the captain who had arrested him, but instead, he shot Officer Montgomery. This act of violence was a
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