BILL KIRKSEY

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Officer Rank: Spec. Deputy Marshal
Memorial Panel: 35-W: 11
Department: U.S. Marshals Service
End of Watch: May 1, 1885
Cause: SHOT
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Description: Deputy Marshal Jim Guy, Special Deputy Marshal Bill Kirksey, Special Deputy Marshal Andy Roff, and Special Deputy Marshal James Roff were shot and killed when their posse was ambushed while attempting to arrest several horse thieves near Calico Creek, Oklahoma. Two of the suspects were shot and killed and two others were charged with murder. The two suspects charged with murder were acquitted.
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