GEORGE THOMAS FISHER
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Officer Rank: Chief Deputy
Memorial Panel: 11-E: 25
Department: Bell County, Kentucky, S.O.
End of Watch: December 17, 1940
Cause: SHOT
Age: 58
Years of Service:
Description: Deputy Fisher was shot and killed as he and other officers attempted to arrest a robbery suspect. The man denied that he was the suspect they wanted and asked if he could finish his meal. The lawmen agreed. Suddenly, the suspect drew a gun and began shooting. Deputy Fisher was shot six times and died at the scene. Middlesboro Chief George Minton was critically wounded but survived.
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