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Incident
Officer Felix Underwood was shot and killed at the scene of a traffic accident. While attempting to investigate the traffic accident a emotionally disturbed person jumped in his car and shot him. It was later discovered that the shooter had committed a murder prior to killing Officer Underwood. The shooter was remanded to a mental institution for 10 years.
Survivors
Officer Underwood had previously served with the United States Navy and was survived by his wife and three children.
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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 Underwood served with the Birmingham Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Felix Underwood served in the U.S. Army (1942â1946) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Birmingham Police Department has lost 49 officers; 34 of them killed feloniously.
Felix is one of 405 officers killed feloniously in AL, 63% of the 643 remembered there.
Felix is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Felix is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1973, 1 officer at Birmingham Police Department was killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 25 years on record. The heaviest was 2004, with 3.
In 1973, 4 officers in AL were killed feloniously, the 26th heaviest of 131 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 10.
In 1973, 171 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 17th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1973, 188 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 17th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
When
October holds 11.8% of these deaths at Birmingham Police Department; November holds the most, 14.7%. Sundays: 23.5%.
October holds 8.6% of these deaths in AL; September holds the most, 9.9%. Sundays: 15.6%.
October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.
October holds 7.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 69.4% of all 49 deaths at Birmingham Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 5.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 63% of all 643 deaths in AL, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 0.7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 0.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 0.4% of these deaths.
His people
Birmingham Police Department has 49 officers remembered here, Felix among them.
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J. Wafe Adams
Mar 28, 1900
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George W. Kirkley
Mar 28, 1900
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William P. Walton
Mar 18, 1902
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James H. Mullin
Sep 27, 1903
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Samuel H. Hamilton
May 12, 1907
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Willis A. Smith Mar 10, 1908
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John W. Little Nov 7, 1908
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Loner Denson Camp
Jun 19, 1910
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W. C. Wallace Nov 8, 1910
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Hugh Tully
Oct 13, 1913
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John Aquilla Moore
Dec 5, 1913
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George A. Sims Jan 22, 1918
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John Dickerson Newby Oct 15, 1919
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Sam P. Dobyns Sep 19, 1920
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Walter Claude Hollums Aug 15, 1923
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Ray Payne Feb 12, 1927
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Alexander A. Manley May 26, 1927
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Elsie T. Lewis Mar 3, 1928
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Henry Francis Mills
Aug 8, 1930
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Lee Edward Buckalew May 23, 1931
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William Ira Latham Oct 24, 1932
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Dumas Froy Phillips
Apr 23, 1934
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Forest J. Harris
Feb 8, 1935
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James M. Early Apr 15, 1935
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Homer Earnest Poore Jun 30, 1936
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James Tillman Moser
Jan 31, 1939
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Newton Edward Wolff
Jul 12, 1941
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Fred R. Brockman
Nov 3, 1953
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Herbert C. Osborn
Jul 24, 1962
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Azell L. Harris
May 4, 1969
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Kenneth Lee Spencer, Jr. Jul 13, 1969
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Henry L. Thompson Oct 16, 1972
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Felix Underwood Oct 7, 1973
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William Stanley Jones Aug 9, 1975
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James Earl Rhodes Mar 11, 1978
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Albert Eugene Ballard
Nov 29, 1979
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Edward K. Alley, Jr.
Dec 25, 1980
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Robert D. Patterson
Oct 31, 1982
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Marcus Lawrence Reid Apr 7, 1984
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Sharon K. Robinson
Apr 7, 1984
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Frank H. Dunn Oct 14, 1986
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John Martin Huffman
May 21, 1992
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Robert Sanderson
Jan 29, 1998
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Joseph Jerome Daniels
Nov 18, 2002
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Carlos Winston Owen
Jun 17, 2004
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Harley Alfred Chisholm, III
Jun 17, 2004
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C. Robert Bennett
Jun 17, 2004
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WyTasha Lamar Carter
Jan 13, 2019
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Randall Versie Smith
Dec 28, 2020
Military Service
Felix Underwood served in the U.S. Army (1942–1946) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E
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