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Bjorn Thomas Svenson
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Probation Supervisor

Bjorn Thomas Svenson

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch August 31, 1982
Age 33
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 32

Incident

Probation Supervisor Bjorn Svenson was shot and killed after being ambushed by a parolee. The parolee had served six years of a life sentence and had already been sent back to prison once by Supervisor Svenson. Supervisor Svenson was leaving work late one night, unarmed, when the parolee ambushed him in the parking lot of his office at 1850 NW 183rd Street in Dade CountyAfter emptying his weapon, he reloaded it and shot Supervisor Svenson twice more. The 37-year-old suspect had spent half of his life in prison for robbery, shooting a state trooper, and several other crimes. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. As of November 26, 2020, he was on Florida's death row. Supervisor Svenson had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probation Supervisor Svenson gave the Florida Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probation Supervisor Svenson.

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

Agency

Department Florida Department of Corrections
Type Corrections
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1982
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Bjorn is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1982, 122 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 42nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Bjorn was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Bjorn had served 10 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Florida Department of Corrections has 33 officers remembered here, Bjorn among them.

Across the years
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Where

Probation Supervisor Bjorn Thomas Svenson

Florida Department of Corrections · End of Watch August 31, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-E

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