City Marshal W. E. Oakes
Metropolis Police Department
Illinois
End of Watch: Saturday, June 29, 1901

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, June 3, 1901
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

City Marshal W. E. Oakes succumbed to wounds he received almost four weeks earlier after being shot by a hotel and saloon keeper whom he had told to remove a lewd woman from inside his saloon.

At approximately 1000 hours, Marshal Oakes had delivered his order and turned to walk away when the keeper shot him in the back. Wheeling about, Marshal Oakes was able to fire three shots at the subject, killing him. Marshal Oakes died from his wound a little more than three weeks later.

Marshal Oakes was filling the unexpired term of Marshal Gus H. Crouch who was shot and killed on February 7, 1901.