Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce
Salt Lake City Police Department
End of Watch: Monday, March 26, 1923
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1925
Sergeant Pierce succumbed to a gunshot wound at Holy Cross Hospital that was received four months earlier when he and his partner attempted to question two suspicious men on State Street between 5th and 6th Streets. One of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Pierce. The suspect then attacked the other officer and beat him severely. The two men escaped but were later apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on February 20, 1925.
Sergeant Pierce had been with the agency for 17 years and was survived by his wife.
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Son of Pear (sic) G. Pierce and Margaretta Nelson of Sweden.
Salt Lake City Police Department
End of Watch: Monday, March 26, 1923
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1925
Sergeant Pierce succumbed to a gunshot wound at Holy Cross Hospital that was received four months earlier when he and his partner attempted to question two suspicious men on State Street between 5th and 6th Streets. One of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Pierce. The suspect then attacked the other officer and beat him severely. The two men escaped but were later apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on February 20, 1925.
Sergeant Pierce had been with the agency for 17 years and was survived by his wife.
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Son of Pear (sic) G. Pierce and Margaretta Nelson of Sweden.
Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce
Salt Lake City Police Department
End of Watch: Monday, March 26, 1923
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1925
Sergeant Pierce succumbed to a gunshot wound at Holy Cross Hospital that was received four months earlier when he and his partner attempted to question two suspicious men on State Street between 5th and 6th Streets. One of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Pierce. The suspect then attacked the other officer and beat him severely. The two men escaped but were later apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on February 20, 1925.
Sergeant Pierce had been with the agency for 17 years and was survived by his wife.
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Son of Pear (sic) G. Pierce and Margaretta Nelson of Sweden.
Salt Lake City Police Department
End of Watch: Monday, March 26, 1923
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 28, 1922
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1925
Sergeant Pierce succumbed to a gunshot wound at Holy Cross Hospital that was received four months earlier when he and his partner attempted to question two suspicious men on State Street between 5th and 6th Streets. One of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Pierce. The suspect then attacked the other officer and beat him severely. The two men escaped but were later apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on February 20, 1925.
Sergeant Pierce had been with the agency for 17 years and was survived by his wife.
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Son of Pear (sic) G. Pierce and Margaretta Nelson of Sweden.
Bio by: Ryan D. Curtis
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