Sam D. Morgan

In the autumn of 1915, a veteran officer of the Little Rock Police Department, Detective Sam D. Morgan, would respond to his final call. At 55 years old, he had dedicated fifteen years of his life to law enforcement in the city. On October 30th, he and his fellow officers were on West 12th Street with the task of apprehending a suspect. The situation, however, would rapidly escalate into a violent and fatal confrontation.

During the attempt to make the arrest, the suspect managed to disar ...