JOHN MANNING AWTREY

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 43-W: 25
Department: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, S.D.
End of Watch: January 24, 1888
Cause: SHOT
Age: 53
Years of Service: 10
Description: Deputy Awtrey was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a suspect for murder. The suspect resisted arrest and fled back into his residence. Deputy Awtrey pursued the suspect who emerged with a shotgun and shot him in the chest. The suspect fled the scene and Deputy Awtrey bled to death.
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