HUGHES VANETTEN
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 41-W: 12
Department: Koochiching County, Minnesota, S.O.
End of Watch: September 29, 1922
Cause: SHOT
Age: 30
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Sheriff Van Etten and Patrolman Wilbert McMicken were shot as they attempted to arrest a suspect wanted for forging and cashing stolen checks. When the lawmen arrived at the residence of the suspect and demanded entrance, they were refused. As they attempted to force the door open, shots were fired through the door from inside . Both Sheriff Van Etten and Patrolman McMicken were shot in the leg. The lawmen were transported to the hospital where Patrolman McMicken died the following day. Sheriff Van Etten died 11 days later. A posse was formed to capture the two suspects. One suspect was shot to death by the posse. The second suspect turned himself in and was convicted of murder.
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