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| Patrolman William Dinwiddie
Knoxville Police Department
Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, June 19, 1914 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, December 13, 1901
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Escaped from prison Patrolman Dinwiddie succumbed to gun shot wounds sustained 14 years earlier when he was and Patrolman Robert Saylor were shot after responding to a disturbance at a local tavern. The suspect involved in the disturbance was the famous outlaw known as Kid Curry. The suspect immediately opened fire on the officers, wounding them both, before fleeing.
Patrolman Dinwiddie had served with the agency for 10 years.
Kid Curry was suspected of be involved with the murders of five law enforcement officers: Sheriff Josiah Hazen of the Converse County Sheriff's Department, Wyoming; Deputy Samuel Jenkins and Sheriff Jesse Tyler of the Grand County Sheriff's Department, Utah; and Patrolman Robert Saylor and Patrolman William Dinwiddie of the Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee.
Kid Curry was arrested after the murders of Patrolman Saylor and Patrolman Dinwiddie. He was convicted of the murders but escaped from the local jail before being transferred to a federal prison. Related Line of Duty Deaths  | Sheriff Josiah Hazen
Converse County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Sunday, June 4, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
 | Sheriff Jesse Tyler
Grand County Sheriff's Department, UT
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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