Constable Culpepper Cobert
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1878

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 7, 1878
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Constable Cobert was shot and killed in Panola County, Chicasaw Nation (present day Oklahoma), after taking a gun away from a drunk man at a dance. The man attacked Constable Cobert with a cane, striking him on the head twice. Constable Cobert shot the man in the side, inflicting a flesh wound. As Constable Cobert left one of the man's sons shot Constable Cobert with a shotgun.