Patrolman

Charles H. Wilson

Shreveport Police Department — Shreveport, LA
Felonious
End of Watch March 6, 1894
Age 35
Badge 14
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Wilson was shot and killed while chasing a stabbing suspect on Sprague Street. He chased the man into a home and the suspect retrieved a pistol and shot Patrolman Wilson.

Survivors

Patrolman Wilson was survived by his parents and siblings.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Wilson served with the Shreveport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Shreveport, Bossier Parish, LA
Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1894
Age 35
Badge Number 14
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles 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 1894, 70 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 103rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 35. 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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Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Shreveport Police Department has 30 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

Patrolman Charles H. Wilson

Shreveport Police Department · End of Watch March 6, 1894

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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