Samuel H. Boyer
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Special Officer

Samuel H. Boyer

Felonious
End of Watch January 28, 1910
Age 52
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Location: South Carolina Incident Date: Monday, January 24, 1910 Weapon: Officer's handgun Offender: Not available

Special Officer Samuel Boyer was shot and killed in the Royster Yards south of Charleston, South Carolina, when he interrupted several men breaking into a boxcar.

He was patrolling the yards around midnight when he observed the men taking items out of the car that was on a siding. The men attacked him and disarmed him as he approached them. One of the men shot him with his own service revolver before all three fled.

Officer Boyer was taken to a local hospital where he died four days later.

Officer Boyer had served with the Southern Railway Police Department for 10 years and had previously served with the Columbia Police Department.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Boyer gave the Southern Railway Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Boyer.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity srpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1910
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Samuel 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.

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Time

In 1910, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Samuel was 52. 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. Samuel had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Southern Railway Police Department has 18 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

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Special Officer Samuel H. Boyer

Southern Railway Police Department · End of Watch January 28, 1910

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