At 8:00 am, Acting City Marshal Albert Kopf responded to a disturbance involving three men fighting. As Marshal Kopf approached, one of the men shot him. Marshal Kopf succumbed to his wound three days later, at 9:15 pm on September 3, 1907.

A local citizen responded to Physician A.L. McNay's residence in a buggy to take him to assist Marshal Kopf. Marshal Kopf had entered the buggy when the suspect, Charles Anderson, appeared in the middle of the street and threatened to kill the men if they didn't allow him to use buggy to make his escape. The men exited the buggy and Dr. McNay entered his residence while the suspect boarded the buggy. Dr. McNay armed himself with a double barrelled shotgun and went to the second floor of his residence where he exchanged gunfire with the suspect . The shotgun blast struck the left side of the suspect's head destroying one eye. The 27 year-old suspect fell unconscious to the ground and was taken into custody and held in Union Jail.

Marshal Kopf had only served as city marshal for 10 days at the time of his death taking the place of the current marshal who was on vacation. Marshal Kopf was survived by his wife and four children.