Clifford Hawley

Murdered

On September 7, 1909, Policeman Clifford A. Hawley of the Huron Police Department in South Dakota was fatally shot while attempting to intervene in a confrontation between two individuals identified as hobos. As he sought to break up the altercation, one of the men produced a concealed firearm and shot Officer Hawley, resulting in his immediate death.

Following the shooting, the assailant fled the scene. Despite the formation of a large posse to apprehend him, the suspect was never cap ...Read More

Policeman Clifford A. Hawley

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