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# [[George Kirkley]], died [[March 28]], [[1900]]. He and J. Wafe Adams were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery. | # [[George Kirkley]], died [[March 28]], [[1900]]. He and J. Wafe Adams were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery. | ||
# [[William Walton]], died [[March 18]], [[1902]]. He was shot and killed by a suspect while responding to the scene of a reported assault. | # [[William Walton]], died [[March 18]], [[1902]]. He was shot and killed by a suspect while responding to the scene of a reported assault. | ||
# [[James Mullin]], died [[September 27]], [[1903]] | # [[James Mullin]], died [[September 27]], [[1903]]. He was shot by an assault suspect in his custody. | ||
# [[James Whaley]], died [[August 12]], [[1904]] | # [[James Whaley]], died [[August 12]], [[1904]]. | ||
# [[Samuel Hamilton]], died [[May 12]], [[1907]] | # [[Samuel Hamilton]], died [[May 12]], [[1907]]. He was shot by a woman whose children he was unwittingly attempting to kidnap under a court order falsified by her ex-husband. | ||
# [[Willis Smith]], died [[March 10]], [[1908]] | # [[Willis Smith]], died [[March 10]], [[1908]]. He was shot by a suspect he attempted to apprehend in the street. | ||
# [[John Little]], died [[November 7]], [[1908]] | # [[John Little]], died [[November 7]], [[1908]]. He was killed during a raid on an illegal shot house. | ||
# [[Loner Camp]], died [[June 19]], [[1910]]. He was killed during a raid on an illegal gambling den. | |||
# [[Loner Camp]], died [[June 19]], [[1910]] | # [[W. C. Wallace]], died [[November 8]], [[1910]]. He was killed while attempting to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon. | ||
# [[W. C. Wallace]], died [[November 8]], [[1910]] | # [[Abner McGhee]], died [[December 1]], [[1910]]. | ||
# [[Abner McGhee]], died [[December 1]], [[1910]] | # [[Hugh Tulley]], died [[October 13]], [[1913]]. He was killed while attempting to apprehend a murder suspect at a restaurant. | ||
# [[John A. Moore]], died [[December 5]], [[1913]]. He was killed in a raid on an illegal brothel. | |||
# [[Hugh Tulley]], died [[October 13]], [[1913]] | # [[George Sims]], died [[January 22]], [[1918]]. He was killed responding to a disorderly conduct call. | ||
# [[John A. Moore]], died [[December 5]], [[1913]] | # [[John Newby]], died [[October 15]], [[1919]]. He was ambushed in an alley when responding to the sound of gunfire. | ||
# [[George Sims]], died [[January 22]], [[1918]] | # [[Sam Dobyns]], died [[September 19]], [[1920]]. He was killed in a raid on an illegal gambling den. | ||
# [[John Newby]], died [[October 15]], [[1919]] | # [[Walter Hollums]], died [[August 18]], [[1923]]. He was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic. | ||
# [[Sam Dobyns]], died [[September 19]], [[1920]] | # [[Ray Payne]], died [[February 12]], [[1927]]. He was shot to death while attempting to break up a fight. | ||
# [[Walter Hollums]], died [[August 18]], [[1923]] | # [[Alexander Manley]], died [[May 25]], [[1927]]. He was killed when he approached a man who had parked illegally. | ||
# [[ | # [[Elsie Lewis]], died [[March 3]], [[1928]]. He was killed by a man he had pulled over for running a light. | ||
# [[Alexander Manley]], died [[May 25]], [[1927]] | # [[Henry Mills]], died [[August 8]], [[1930]]. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on [[Arkadelphia Road]]. | ||
# [[Elsie Lewis]], died [[March 3]], [[1928]] | # [[Lee Buckalew]], died [[May 23]], [[1931]]. He was killed in an automobile accident. | ||
# [[Henry Mills]], died [[August 8]], [[1930]] | # [[William Latham]], died [[October 24]], [[1932]]. He was killed in an automobile accident while transporting a prisoner. | ||
# [[Lee Buckalew]], died [[May 23]], [[1931]] | # [[Dumas Phillips]], died [[April 23]], [[1934]]. He died in a motorcycle accident while returning from a court appearance in [[St Clair County]] via [[Leeds Highway]]. | ||
# [[William Latham]], died [[October 24]], [[1932]] | # [[Forest Harris]], died [[February 8]], [[1935]]. He died in a shootout with robbery suspects at a nightclub. | ||
# [[Dumas Phillips]], died [[April 23]], [[1934]] | # [[James Early]], died [[April 15]], [[1935]]. He died in a gunfight with a suspect holed up in a garage. | ||
# [[Forest Harris]], died [[February 8]], [[1935]] | # [[Homer Poore]], died [[June 39]], [[1936]]. He was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop. | ||
# [[James Early]], died [[April 15]], [[1935]] | # [[James Moser]], died [[January 31]], [[1939]]. He was shot with his own service weapon in a scuffle with an escapee. | ||
# [[Homer Poore]], died [[June 39]], [[1936]] | # [[Newton Wolff]], died [[July 12]], [[1941]]. He died in a motorcycle accident. | ||
# [[James Moser]], died [[January 31]], [[1939]] | # [[Fred Brockman]], died [[November 3]], [[1953]]. He was shot to death while responding to a call about an armed man. | ||
# [[Newton Wolff]], died [[July 12]], [[1941]] | # [[Herbert Osborn]] died [[July 24]], [[1962]]. He died in a motorcycle accident. | ||
# [[Fred Brockman]], died [[November 3]], [[1953]] | # [[Azell Harris]], died [[May 4]], [[1969]]. He was shot by robbery suspects while working as an off-duty security guard at a freight warehouse. | ||
# [[Herbert Osborn]] died [[July 24]], [[1962]] | |||
# [[Azell Harris]], died [[May 4]], [[1969]] | |||
# [[Kenneth Spencer]], died [[July 13]], [[1969]]. He was shot to death with his service weapon during a racially-motivated fight that broke out while he was working as an off-duty security guard at the [[Harris Park]] swimming pool. | # [[Kenneth Spencer]], died [[July 13]], [[1969]]. He was shot to death with his service weapon during a racially-motivated fight that broke out while he was working as an off-duty security guard at the [[Harris Park]] swimming pool. | ||
# [[Henry Thompson]], died [[October 16]], [[1972]] | # [[Henry Thompson]], died [[October 16]], [[1972]]. He was shot with his own service weapon during a scuffle with a disorderly bank customer. | ||
# [[Felix Underwood]], died [[October 7]], [[1973]] | # [[Felix Underwood]], died [[October 7]], [[1973]]. He was murdered by an emotionally disturbed person while investigating a traffic accident. | ||
# [[William Stanley]], died [[August 9]], [[1975]] | # [[William Stanley]], died [[August 9]], [[1975]]. He died from a heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect. | ||
# [[James Rhodes]], died [[March 11]], [[1978]] | # [[James Rhodes]], died [[March 11]], [[1978]]. He died when his motorcycle was hit by another vehicle as he escorted a funeral procession. | ||
# [[Albert Ballard]], died [[November 29]], [[1979]] | # [[Albert Ballard]], died [[November 29]], [[1979]]. He was shot by a suspect while responding to a bank robbery. | ||
# [[Edward Alley Jr]], died [[December 25]], [[1980]] | # [[Edward Alley Jr]], died [[December 25]], [[1980]]. He was shot by a suspect while reporting to a convenience store robbery. | ||
# [[Robert Patterson]], died [[October 31]], [[1982]] | # [[Robert Patterson]], died [[October 31]], [[1982]]. He was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer. | ||
# [[Sharon Robinson]], died [[April 7]], [[1984]] | # [[Sharon Robinson]], died [[April 7]], [[1984]]. She and her partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm. | ||
# [[Marcus Reid]], died [[April 7]], [[1984]] | # [[Marcus Reid]], died [[April 7]], [[1984]]. He and his partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm. | ||
# [[Frank Dunn]], died [[October 14]], [[1986]] | # [[Frank Dunn]], died [[October 14]], [[1986]]. He died when his patrol car hit a truck that had turned in front of him. | ||
# [[John Huffman]], died [[May 21]], [[1992]] | # [[John Huffman]], died [[May 21]], [[1992]]. He was struck by a car driven by a person under the influence of narcotics while conducting a traffic stop on [[I-59]]. | ||
# [[Sandy Sanderson]], died [[January 29]], [[1998]]. He was killed by a terrorist's [[1998 abortion clinic bombing|bomb]] while working as an off-duty security guard at the [[New Woman All Women Clinic]] on [[10th Avenue South]]. | # [[Sandy Sanderson]], died [[January 29]], [[1998]]. He was killed by a terrorist's [[1998 abortion clinic bombing|bomb]] while working as an off-duty security guard at the [[New Woman All Women Clinic]] on [[10th Avenue South]]. | ||
# [[Jerome Daniels]], died [[November 18]], [[2002]]. He was killed in a shootout with a robber while dining, off-duty, at [[Reno's Chicken & Burgers]] on [[Graymont Avenue]]. | # [[Jerome Daniels]], died [[November 18]], [[2002]]. He was killed in a shootout with a robber while dining, off-duty, at [[Reno's Chicken & Burgers]] on [[Graymont Avenue]]. | ||
# [[C. Robert Bennett]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]] | # [[C. Robert Bennett]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]]. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in [[Ensley]]. | ||
# [[Harley Chisholm III]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]] | # [[Harley Chisholm III]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]]. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in [[Ensley]]. | ||
# [[Carlos Owens]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]] | # [[Carlos Owens]], died [[June 17]], [[2004]]. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in [[Ensley]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 16:10, 31 October 2017
This is a List of Birmingham Police officers killed on duty:
Listing
- J. Wafe Adams, died March 28, 1900. He and George Kirkley were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery.
- George Kirkley, died March 28, 1900. He and J. Wafe Adams were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery.
- William Walton, died March 18, 1902. He was shot and killed by a suspect while responding to the scene of a reported assault.
- James Mullin, died September 27, 1903. He was shot by an assault suspect in his custody.
- James Whaley, died August 12, 1904.
- Samuel Hamilton, died May 12, 1907. He was shot by a woman whose children he was unwittingly attempting to kidnap under a court order falsified by her ex-husband.
- Willis Smith, died March 10, 1908. He was shot by a suspect he attempted to apprehend in the street.
- John Little, died November 7, 1908. He was killed during a raid on an illegal shot house.
- Loner Camp, died June 19, 1910. He was killed during a raid on an illegal gambling den.
- W. C. Wallace, died November 8, 1910. He was killed while attempting to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon.
- Abner McGhee, died December 1, 1910.
- Hugh Tulley, died October 13, 1913. He was killed while attempting to apprehend a murder suspect at a restaurant.
- John A. Moore, died December 5, 1913. He was killed in a raid on an illegal brothel.
- George Sims, died January 22, 1918. He was killed responding to a disorderly conduct call.
- John Newby, died October 15, 1919. He was ambushed in an alley when responding to the sound of gunfire.
- Sam Dobyns, died September 19, 1920. He was killed in a raid on an illegal gambling den.
- Walter Hollums, died August 18, 1923. He was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic.
- Ray Payne, died February 12, 1927. He was shot to death while attempting to break up a fight.
- Alexander Manley, died May 25, 1927. He was killed when he approached a man who had parked illegally.
- Elsie Lewis, died March 3, 1928. He was killed by a man he had pulled over for running a light.
- Henry Mills, died August 8, 1930. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Arkadelphia Road.
- Lee Buckalew, died May 23, 1931. He was killed in an automobile accident.
- William Latham, died October 24, 1932. He was killed in an automobile accident while transporting a prisoner.
- Dumas Phillips, died April 23, 1934. He died in a motorcycle accident while returning from a court appearance in St Clair County via Leeds Highway.
- Forest Harris, died February 8, 1935. He died in a shootout with robbery suspects at a nightclub.
- James Early, died April 15, 1935. He died in a gunfight with a suspect holed up in a garage.
- Homer Poore, died June 39, 1936. He was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop.
- James Moser, died January 31, 1939. He was shot with his own service weapon in a scuffle with an escapee.
- Newton Wolff, died July 12, 1941. He died in a motorcycle accident.
- Fred Brockman, died November 3, 1953. He was shot to death while responding to a call about an armed man.
- Herbert Osborn died July 24, 1962. He died in a motorcycle accident.
- Azell Harris, died May 4, 1969. He was shot by robbery suspects while working as an off-duty security guard at a freight warehouse.
- Kenneth Spencer, died July 13, 1969. He was shot to death with his service weapon during a racially-motivated fight that broke out while he was working as an off-duty security guard at the Harris Park swimming pool.
- Henry Thompson, died October 16, 1972. He was shot with his own service weapon during a scuffle with a disorderly bank customer.
- Felix Underwood, died October 7, 1973. He was murdered by an emotionally disturbed person while investigating a traffic accident.
- William Stanley, died August 9, 1975. He died from a heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect.
- James Rhodes, died March 11, 1978. He died when his motorcycle was hit by another vehicle as he escorted a funeral procession.
- Albert Ballard, died November 29, 1979. He was shot by a suspect while responding to a bank robbery.
- Edward Alley Jr, died December 25, 1980. He was shot by a suspect while reporting to a convenience store robbery.
- Robert Patterson, died October 31, 1982. He was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer.
- Sharon Robinson, died April 7, 1984. She and her partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm.
- Marcus Reid, died April 7, 1984. He and his partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm.
- Frank Dunn, died October 14, 1986. He died when his patrol car hit a truck that had turned in front of him.
- John Huffman, died May 21, 1992. He was struck by a car driven by a person under the influence of narcotics while conducting a traffic stop on I-59.
- Sandy Sanderson, died January 29, 1998. He was killed by a terrorist's bomb while working as an off-duty security guard at the New Woman All Women Clinic on 10th Avenue South.
- Jerome Daniels, died November 18, 2002. He was killed in a shootout with a robber while dining, off-duty, at Reno's Chicken & Burgers on Graymont Avenue.
- C. Robert Bennett, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
- Harley Chisholm III, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
- Carlos Owens, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officer were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
References
- Robinson, Carol (May 15, 2017) "End of Watch: Remembering 51 Birmingham police officers killed in the line of duty." The Birmingham News
External links
- Birmingham Police Department at the Officer Down Memorial Page