

While the officers went to the barn, Hardrick came out of the house and hid in a ditch with a twelve-gauge shotgun. When they arrived at the farmhouse, the farmer told the officers the man they were looking for was in the barn behind the house.

Shearhart and two other officers went to a farmhouse while searching for a forgery suspect, Silas Hardrick. The other officers then opened fire shooting Cooper 27 times, killing him.Ĭhief of Police Lester Arthur “Chester” Shearhart As Deputy Hodge entered the house, Buster Cooper ran into the room and shot the deputy. When Deputy Hodge went to the door and ordered that it be opened, a man opened the door and started backing up. The officers went to the home of Cooper’s sister near Picher. Hodge was leading several other officers in the search for ex-convict Buster Cooper, 27, who was wanted for several armed robberies in the area. Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma.Jess Howard, 25, an escaped murderer from Missouri died later, according to the city’s website. Frank Shinn, 21, briefly escaped and Leroy Dennison, 19, was killed at the scene. The three men inside opened fire, killing Dunaway. The three officers surrounded the car and asked what the men were doing. Campbell was shot and killed by the gangsters Bonnie and Clyde.ĭunaway was shot and killed as he and two other officers investigated three suspicious men sitting in a car.
