Deputy U.S. Marshal William Rufus Story

William Rufus Story

Deputy Marshal William Story was shot and killed in a shootout near Grantsville, Utah.

He was attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in Nevada for murder. A sheriff's deputy from Nevada accompanied Deputy Marshal Story to a barnyard where they located the fugitive and his wife. The man's wife distracted the officers, allowing the man to grab the deputy's gun and shoot Deputy Marshal Story.

The the subject escaped but was shot and killed by a posse the following day after being tracked into a canyon. During the final shootout Posseman Festus Sprague was also shot and killed.

Deputy Marshal Story had served with the United States Marshals Service for approximately four years. He was a Union veteran of the Civil War.