Ambrose Smith

Death by Force

Detective Ambrose M. Smith, a member of the Roanoke City Police Department in Virginia, tragically lost his life following a violent incident on July 1, 1925. Detective Smith, along with Patrolmen William Terry and Clyde Morgan, was conducting a liquor raid on a house located at Shenandoah Avenue and 22nd Street, NW. The officers had surrounded the house when a sudden pistol shot rang out, leading to a deadly shootout.

During the raid, all three officers were fatally wounded. Patrolman Te ...Read More