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Police Officer

Emery Ray Sherard

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch September 15, 1928

Age 43

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Emery Sherard was shot and killed while he was investigating suspicious activity at a drug store at 4759 University Way. As Officer Sherard approached three suspicious men in front of the drug store, the men fled towards a car that they had previously stolen. It was unknown to Officer Sherard that these men had also committed eight armed robberies that same night. Gunfire was then exchanged between the officer and the suspects and Officer Sherard was fatally wounded. All three subjects were eventually arrested, convicted of Officer Sherard's murder, and sentenced to life in prison. One died in prison on July 5, 1929, from tuberculosis. Another was paroled on January 24, 1943. Officer Sherard was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Seattle Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.

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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 Sherard gave the Seattle Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle 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 Seattle Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Seattle, King County, WA

Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1928

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Emery Ray Sherard served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Emery 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 1928, 201 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Emery was 43. 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. Emery had served 2 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

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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