HERBERT L GOSS
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Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 59-W: 6
Department: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, P.D.
End of Watch: March 10, 1961
Cause: SHOT
Age: 67
Years of Service:
Description: Sergeant Goss and Patrolman Douglas Crittendon were shot as they attempted to arrest three fugitives who had escaped from jail two weeks earlier. Sergeant Goss was shot when he approached the vehicle and died at the scene. Patrolman Crittendon was shot in the abdomen and died 11 days later of his injuries. The three suspects were apprehended and charged with first degree murder.
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