EDWIN M GILBERT

EDWIN M GILBERT Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Constable
Memorial Panel: 6-W: 23
Department: White Pine County, Nevada, S.O.
End of Watch: October 13, 1907
Cause: SHOT
Age: 37
Years of Service: 2
Description: Constable Gilbert was making his normal rounds in the "red light" district in Ely, Nevada when he responded to a woman's cry for help. When Constable Gilbert attempted to arrest the drunken man who was beating the woman, he was shot twice in the torso. Constable Gilbert returned fire, killing his assailant. Constable Gilbert died of his injuries the next day.
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