JOHN F. SMITH
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 46-W: 16
Department: Kingsport, Tennessee, P.D.
End of Watch: April 13, 1925
Cause: SHOT
Age: 38
Years of Service: 1
Description: Patrolman Smith and Deputy Hubert Webb were shot by a suspect while attempting to serve a warrant for first degree murder. The suspect was wanted for the murder of Deputy Murdoch McIntosh. Officer Smith was shot in the chest with a .38 caliber handgun. Deputy Webb was shot in the head and neck. Both lawmen died at the scene. A third officer, George Frazier, was also shot but survived. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder.
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