Wallace E.

Death by Force

In the quiet town of Moscow, Idaho, a violent outburst shattered the peace on August 4, 1901, leading to the death of a respected lawman. The victim was Wallace E. Cool, a 33-year-old White male who served as a Latah County Deputy Sheriff. On that fateful Sunday, a man named William Steffen rode his horse into town and began a seemingly random shooting spree.

Steffen's rampage began with the fatal shooting of the town's doctor and the wounding of a local storekeeper. As chaos erupted, Dep ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Wallace E. Cool - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

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