CHARLES C WILSON
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Officer Rank: City Marshal
Memorial Panel: 61-E: 17
Department: Oceanside, California, P.D.
End of Watch: July 4, 1889
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Marshal Wilson was shot while on patrol. Marshal Wilson and his brother, Deputy Marshal Keno Wilson, heard gun shots near a hotel and went to investigate. When the arrived at the scene, they observed a man holding a kerosene lamp taken from a street light. Marshal Wilson grabbed the man's horse by the bridle. The suspect shot Marshal Wilson in the chest, killing him instantly. The suspect fled but surrendered days later.
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