OFFICER:  C. Henry Edwards Jr.

DEPARTMENT:  Cheyenne Police Department

DATE OF INCIDENT:  January 23, 1907

DETAILS: Officer Edwards died January 23, 1907. Officer Edwards was stabbed in the chest with a large knife while attempting to apprehend a suspect. After Officer Edwards fell to the ground, he attempted to shoot the fleeing suspect but missed. Officer Edwards, got up and continued pursuing the suspect apprehending him. Officer Edwards died from his injuries two days later. Before his death, Officer Edwards told his father, “I did my duty and captured my man, and now am not afraid to die.”