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Lafayette Lafe Shadley

Case from Ingalls, OK dated Sep 01, 1893

Victim Details

Name

Lafayette Lafe Shadley

Gender

Male

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Ingalls

State

OK

Date Of Death

1893-09-01

Age At Death

49

First Name

Lafayette

Last Name

Lafe Shadley

Last Updated

07/09/2026

Case Description

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Lafayette 'Lafe' Augustus Shadley, a 49-year-old male Deputy United States Marshal, died on September 3, 1893, two days after being shot in a fierce gun battle in Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory. Shadley, a former Sheriff of Montgomery County, Kansas, was part of a posse of marshals who had traveled to the small town on September 1, 1893, in pursuit of the notorious Doolin-Dalton gang. The outlaws were wanted for various crimes, including the murder of another marshal.

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Battle of Ingalls - Wikipedia

Ingalls, Oklahoma Gunfight With the Doolin Gang – Legends of America

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09/19/2023

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