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Lawrence Marion Strock
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Patrolman

Lawrence Marion Strock

Charleston Police Department — Charleston, SC
Felonious
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End of Watch September 10, 1932
Age 27
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 23

Incident

Patrolman Strock was shot and killed as he responded to a shooting. A man, who had shot and wounded another man he had been arguing with in a vacant house, shot Patrolman Shrock as he approached the house. The suspect was apprehended a short time later. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on September 23, 1932. He escaped from the South Carolina Penitentiary in Columbia on March 28, 1935. Five days later his body was found in the Columbia Canal near the prison. Drowning was determined to be the cause of death.

Survivors

Patrolman Strock was survived by his wife and son.

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

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

Agency

Department Charleston Police Department
Type Other
Location Charleston, Berkeley County, SC
Platform Identity cpd.charleston.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1932
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lawrence 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 1932, 210 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 8th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Lawrence was 27. 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.

Age at death
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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%.

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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 shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Charleston Police Department has 24 officers remembered here, Lawrence among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Lawrence Marion Strock

Charleston Police Department · End of Watch September 10, 1932

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