Obit of Goodwin, Emmett - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 19 Mar 2006 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== http://www.odmp.org/ The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Chief of Police Emmett Goodwin Chickasha Police Department Oklahoma End of Watch: Monday, February 1, 1909 Biographical Info Age: 45 Tour of Duty: 10 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, February 1, 1909 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Chief Goodwin was shot and killed by the night chief, who held a grudge against the chief for beating him in the election for chief. Chief Goodwin was walking down the street with another officer when they were met by the night chief. The man produced his gun and shot both officers, killing Chief Goodwin and wounding the other officer. Chief Goodwin had served with the Chickasha Police Department for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html