WILLIAM O GWYN
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 64-E: 22
Department: Pike County, Georgia, S.D.
End of Watch: April 2, 1896
Cause: SHOT
Age: 53
Years of Service: 10
Description: Sheriff Gwyn and several of his men surrounded the residence of a known group of desperados. Their intention was to serve a warrant and place the occupants under arrest. The marauders burst out of the house firing wildly, striking Sheriff Gwyn. He died several hours later.
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