WILLIAM ERASTUS WHITEHURST
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 11-W: 28
Department: Hillsborough County, Florida, S.O.
End of Watch: July 4, 1893
Cause: SHOT
Age: 23
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Whitehurst was shot as he answered a call to arrest an intoxicated man who was causing a disturbance. As Deputy Whitehurst struggled with the suspect, another man stepped forward and shot the deputy. His assailant was arrested and charged with murder.
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