Officer Joseph Holzhey, Kennewick Police Department, Washington

Officer Joseph Holzhey

Kennewick Police Department, Washington

End of Watch Thursday, November 1, 1906

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Joseph Holzhey

Officer Holzhey, Marshal Mike Glover, and Deputy Marshal Forest Perry were shot and killed as the two officers and a posse attempted to arrest several burglary suspects at a hobo camp. During the ensuing shootout Marshal Glover, Officer Holzhey, and one of the suspects were shot and killed. Another suspect and several other posse members were wounded.