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Sergeant Shelby Blackfox was killed in a motorcycle crash while en route to meet a drug informant in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
The motorcycle he was riding went out of control as he negotiated a curve. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Blackfox was an Arkansas National Guard Persian Gulf veteran and had served with the Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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Tributes
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.
Sergeant Blackfox gave the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tahlequah community. Thank you 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
Shelby Dean Blackfox served in the U.S. Army (1989â1989) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Shelby is one of 135 officers lost to accidents in OK, 23.2% of the 582 remembered there.
Shelby is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Shelby is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2001, 1 officer in OK was lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 78 years on record. The heaviest was 1980, with 4.
In 2001, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2001, 89 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Shelby was 30. Of the 118 lost to accidents in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48.8; the middle age was 38. Shelby had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Shelby was 30. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Shelby had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Shelby was 30. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Shelby had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
November holds 6.7% of these deaths in OK; March holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
November holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
November holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.2% of all 582 deaths in OK, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service has 3 officers remembered here, Shelby among them.
Military Service
Shelby Dean Blackfox served in the U.S. Army (1989–1989) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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