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Elridge Rochelle Story
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Patrolman

Elridge Rochelle Story

Portsmouth Police Department — Portsmouth, VA
Accident
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End of Watch November 30, 1936
Age 32
The Vigil Panel 158 · Column 1 · Line 3 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 9

Incident

Patrolman Elridge Story was accidentally shot by a special officer at about 3:00 am while responding to a trespassing call in a coal yard at 1501 County Street on March 5, 1935. The special officer was accompanying Patrolman Story when he stumbled and accidentally discharged his weapon. The round struck Patrolman Story in the leg. The wound was serious enough that the leg had to be amputated. He succumbed to complications of the operation on November 30, 1936. Patrolman Story succumbed to the wound two years after the shooting. The exact date of the shooting is unknown.

Survivors

Patrolman Story was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Story served with the Portsmouth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Portsmouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Story.

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

Agency

Department Portsmouth Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Portsmouth, VA
Platform Identity ppd.portsmouth.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1936
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Elridge is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

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

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Time

In 1936, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Elridge was 32. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Portsmouth Police Department has 10 officers remembered here, Elridge among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Elridge Rochelle Story

Portsmouth Police Department · End of Watch November 30, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-E

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