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| Deputy Sheriff William Kurtz Kremer
Volusia County Sheriff's Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, December 10, 1898 Biographical Info
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 1 day
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 10, 1898
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Kremer was shot and killed on his first day as a deputy while assisting the sheriff and other officers serve two arrest warrants in Orange City. The two men had the warrants sworn out against them as a result of a domestic dispute. As the officers attempted to arrest them the men opened fire, fatally wounding Deputy Kremer and seriously wounding the chief deputy. One of the suspects was shot and killed by return fire and the second fled and was never apprehended. It turned out that the suspects were wanted for several train robberies.
Two of Deputy Kremer's uncles were shot and killed in the line of duty while also serving with the Volusia County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Jefferson Kurtz was shot and killed on August 25, 1895, and Deputy Charles Kurtz was shot and killed on September 3, 1907. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
