Constable Francis Yewen Norman

Francis Yewen Norman

Constable Francis Norman was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for cattle theft in Falls County.

He was at a local store in Cameron, Texas, with two other officers asking about the subject's whereabouts when the man rode up to the store on his horse. When Constable Norman told the man he was under arrest the subject opened fire with a revolver. Constable Norman and the subject were both killed in the gunfire.

Constable Norman had served as the elected constable of Milam County's Precinct 7 for eight years. He was survived by his wife and four children.