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Police Officer

Carlton X. Fletcher

Prince George's County Police Department — Hyattsville, MD

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 12, 1983

Age 32

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Badge 857

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Carlton Fletcher was shot and killed after being ambushed by an armed robbery suspect while working off-duty security at a local convenience store on the 8700 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland. The subject also murdered the store's manager. Although the suspect was initially sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the murder, a judge reduced the sentence to 25 years, and the man was paroled in 2000. Neither the family of Officer Fletcher nor his agency were notified of the suspect's release beforehand. In 2002 the suspect petitioned the court to have his name legally changed. Officer Fletcher was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Fletcher gave the Prince George's County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Prince George's County Police Department

Type Other

Location Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD

Platform Identity pgcpd.pg.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1983

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 32

Badge Number 857

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Carlton X. Fletcher served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Carlton is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

Compare against

Time

In 1983, 106 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 47th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Carlton was 32. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Carlton had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

Age by years of service

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month

By day of the week

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause

Weapons recorded