Deputy Sheriff Joe Binnion
Mitchell County Sheriff's Office
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 14, 1897

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, April 10, 1897
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Twenty year old Jim Cooke’s mother had requested that Deputy Binnion speak to her son about returning home. Deputy Binnion went to the house in Colorado City where Cooke was known to be, and as he stepped in the door the young man fired, shooting Binnion through the bowels. Cooke then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. Binnion fell outside, fired one shot into the room, not knowing that Cooke was already dead. Deputy Binnion was carried home and died on April 14.

Binnion was buried in the Colorado City Cemetery.