| Deputy Sheriff William E. Tibbet
Kern County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Sunday, April 19, 1903 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, April 19, 1903
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Tibbet and Marshal Thomas Packard were shot and killed while attempting to serve a murder warrant on a suspect. The suspect was fatally shot as he attempted to escape by Deputy Tibbet's brother, who was also a Deputy Sheriff.
A second suspect was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for the murders. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
