Deputy Sheriff Robert Lockwood
Grant County Sheriff's Office, Oregon
End of Watch Sunday, July 8, 1888
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Deputy Sheriff Robert Lockwood was shot and killed during an escape attempt from the Grant County Jail.
As he opened the cell door of a prisoner he was shot in the head by a second prisoner. The prisoner was able to obtain a gun from the jail office because he was not normally confined to a cell.
The man was arrested, convicted of the murder, and later hung.
Bio
- Age Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Officer's handgun
- Offender Executed
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