DOCTOR ARNOLD SHIPE

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 58-W: 28
Department: Knox County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: May 21, 1888
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 1
Description: Deputy Sheriff Shipe was shot as he attempted to serve a warrant to a robbery suspect. As Deputy Shipe read the warrant, the suspect pulled a gun and shot Deputy Shipe in the chest, killing him. The suspect was convicted of murder and executed by hanging.
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