SAMUEL SMYTH YOUNG

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 56-W: 26
Department: Portland, Oregon, P.D.
End of Watch: September 23, 1908
Cause: SHOT
Age: 62
Years of Service: 25
Description: Officer Young was shot and killed while making his rounds. Officer Young stopped in the local saloon and was talking with the bartender, when a masked man came into the saloon and announced a robbery. Officer Young approached the suspect and attempted to talk the suspect outside. The suspect fatally shot Officer Young in the chest, killing him instantly.
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