Macomb County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
End of Watch Sunday, April 16, 1916
Add to My HeroesJohn W. Matthews
Deputy Sheriff John Matthews succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four years earlier while attempting to question a man who was fishing in Conger Bay.
The man was a suspect in a theft and the deputies had gone to this cabin on the bay to question him. They learned the man was on the water and began to approach him in their launch. As they neared the man's boat the man opened fire without warning, striking Deputy Matthews in the head.
Deputy Matthews was returned to shore and taken to a hospital as the subject sailed away. The man was shot and killed in a shootout with officers the following day.
Deputy Matthews was survived by his wife, mother, and three brothers.
His father, Sheriff Joachim Matthews, was shot and killed in the line of duty on December 2nd, 1910, while also serving with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Thursday, April 20, 1911
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 2 ReflectionsI was reading about your Dad who left us 114 years ago then to find out you joined him 16 years later. I am sure you are together in Eternity.
Continue to rest in peace Deputy J.W. Mathews and Sheriff J Mathews.
Elizabeth
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