Prohibition Officer Gus Simmons
West Virginia Department of Prohibition
West Virginia
End of Watch: Monday, July 11, 1927

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, July 11, 1927
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Officer Gus Simmons was shot and killed from ambush as he and three other state prohibition officers searched for a still in Wyoming County.

Several members of one family were arrested and charged with his murder. Two were convicted and sentenced to life, while three others were acquitted.

Officer Simmons had given up a life of farming to become a prohibition officer after his son was given illegal liquor by moonshiners.