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| Special Agent William Frank Porter
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, June 20, 1925 Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Date of Incident: Saturday, June 20, 1925
Incident Location: West Virginia
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Special Agent William Porter and Prohibition Officer George Ball, of the West Virginia Department of Prohibition, were accidentally shot and killed in exchange of gunfire between two groups of prohibition officers.
A group of federal prohibition officers and a group of state prohibition officers were both conducting raids near Huntington, West Virginia. Neither group knew the other group was in the area.
When they encountered each other, each group mistook the other for moonshiners and shots were exchanged. Special Agent Porter and Prohibition Officer George Ball were both fatally wounded in the exchange. A second state agent was wounded.
Special Agent Porter was survived by his wife. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
