Robert T. Hannah

In the early summer of 1904, a dedicated officer, Sergeant Robert Hannah, a 51-year-old White male with the Billings Police Department, found his life cut tragically short in the line of duty. On the second of July, a report of a robbery in progress at a local saloon and gambling hall set in motion a series of events that would end in violence. Two suspects had gained entry to the establishment through a rear door, causing a commotion that did not go unnoticed.

Alerted by the disturbance, ...

Sergeant Robert T. Hannah, Billings Police Department, Montana

Fallen Billings officer, shot five times, remembered on 115th ...