When the marshal called out for the man to surrender, the man opened fire, mortally wounding Marshal Knowles in the head.
The suspect was then shot and killed in a shootout with the posse.
Marshal Knowles succumbed to his wound two days later. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida.
When the marshal called out for the man to surrender, the man opened fire, mortally wounding Marshal Knowles in the head.
The suspect was then shot and killed in a shootout with the posse.
Marshal Knowles succumbed to his wound two days later. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida.
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