Sheriff Matthew Nolan
Nueces County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, December 22, 1864

Biographical Info
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 22, 1864
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Nolan was shot and killed in an ambush attack.

Sheriff Nolan was on duty and talking to a local citizen when two armed suspects approached them. The men asked Sheriff Nolan what his name was. When Sheriff Nolan replied, the men opened fire, killing him instantly. As the citizen ran after the two suspects, he was shot and killed also.

Sheriff Nolan's brother, Deputy Thomas Nolan, had been killed in the line of duty four years earlier when Sheriff Matthew Nolan and Deputy Thomas Noland attempted to arrest an intoxicated man.

Sheriff Nolan had served with the Nueces County Sheriff's Department for five years and was survived by his wife.

Related Line of Duty Deaths

Deputy Thomas Nolan Nueces County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1860 Cause of Death: Gunfire