GUS J SIMMONS
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Officer Rank: Prohibition Officer
Memorial Panel: 36-E: 27
Department: West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control
End of Watch: July 11, 1927
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Prohibition Officer Simmons was ambushed and shot as he and fellow officers conducted a raid. Officer Simmons was shot in the chest and died at the scene. A second officer was wounded but survived. Two suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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