ALLEN GIMBERT

Officer Rank: County Officer
Memorial Panel: 38-W: 25
Department: Princess Anne County, Virginia, P.D.
End of Watch: May 3, 1923
Cause: SHOT
Age: 44
Years of Service: 4
Description: Officer Gimbert and two deputies went to investigate reports of a whiskey still being operated near Camp Pendleton. A gunfight erupted between the lawmen and three lookouts at the still. Officer Gimbert was struck in the head and died. A deputy was slightly wounded. Two suspects were found guilty of murder and received 20 year sentences. A third suspect received a 5 year sentence for second degree murder.
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