In the early moments of a Sunday morning in Little Rock, Arkansas, a young police officer's life was tragically cut short. Officer W. T. Phillips, a 22-year-old male, was on duty when he encountered a drunk man and attempted to place him under arrest. The stop, however, took a fatal turn shortly after midnight on August 2, 1908.
During the attempt to take the man into custody, Officer Phillips was shot. The gunfire proved to be fatal, and he died from his injuries. The weapon used in the
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