On September 7, 1937, Officer Jacob Wolff and his partner, Edward Van-Zandt, responded to a complaint involving a stolen vehicle at a tire store located on 13th Street in downtown Gulfport.  As Officer Wolff and Officer Van-Zandt approached the stolen vehicle, the two occupants began to fire on the officers.  During the ensuing gun battle, Officer Wolff was shot three times and later succumbed to the injuries he sustained.  Officer Van-Zandt was also wounded.  Officer Jacob Wolff was fifty-eight years old at the time of his death and was survived by his wife.

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