Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Emmett Goodwin was the Chief of Police of Chickasha, Oklahoma killed while on duty the night of February 1, 1909, in front of People's Store on Chickasha Avenue by Chickasha night police chief Will Thomas. Previously, Thomas had lost the election of police chief to Goodwin. Thomas accused Goodwin of "letting the town run wide open", to which Goodwin replied that Thomas had just as much authority to correct the situation as Goodwin did. Thomas opened fire, shooting Goodwin in the head 3 times. One of the bullets penetrated Goodwin's head, killing him. Officer Joe Earl, Goodwin's brother-in-law, was with Officer Goodwin, was wounded by 3 shots from Thomas's gun, and returned fire. Thomas was not wounded, and presented himself to the Chickasha police station. Several months later, Thomas was tried and acquitted by a jury. Goodwin was survived by his wife Flora and seven children.After the trial, Goodwin's wife moved away from Chickasha as she said she could not stand seeing her husband's murderer."@en }
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- Q16037693 abstract "Emmett Goodwin was the Chief of Police of Chickasha, Oklahoma killed while on duty the night of February 1, 1909, in front of People's Store on Chickasha Avenue by Chickasha night police chief Will Thomas. Previously, Thomas had lost the election of police chief to Goodwin. Thomas accused Goodwin of "letting the town run wide open", to which Goodwin replied that Thomas had just as much authority to correct the situation as Goodwin did. Thomas opened fire, shooting Goodwin in the head 3 times. One of the bullets penetrated Goodwin's head, killing him. Officer Joe Earl, Goodwin's brother-in-law, was with Officer Goodwin, was wounded by 3 shots from Thomas's gun, and returned fire. Thomas was not wounded, and presented himself to the Chickasha police station. Several months later, Thomas was tried and acquitted by a jury. Goodwin was survived by his wife Flora and seven children.After the trial, Goodwin's wife moved away from Chickasha as she said she could not stand seeing her husband's murderer.".