King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch Sunday, July 26, 1891
Add to My HeroesGeorge W. Poor
Officer Poor was shot and killed in the town of Sedro Wooley in Skagit County while assisting a United States Customs agent with the investigation of illegal Chinese immigrants. The two officers were walking the group of Chinese back to town when there were ambushed by other Customs agents in a case of mistaken identify. Officer Poor was shot and killed.
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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