William McDaniel Terry

Death by Force

William McDaniel Terry, a 35-year-old patrolman with the Roanoke City Police Department, tragically lost his life on July 3, 1925, following a violent encounter during a liquor raid. On the night of July 1, 1925, Patrolman Terry, along with Patrolman Claude Morgan and Detective Ambrose Smith, was involved in a raid on a house located at Shenandoah Avenue and 22nd Street, NW. The officers were conducting the raid as part of their efforts to enforce Prohibition laws, which were in effect at the ti ...Read More