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Officer

Warren Corway Sanders

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office — Jacksonville, FL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 26, 1990

Age 33

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Warren Sanders was shot and killed while he and his partner were on an undercover assignment. He was sitting in a vehicle with another undercover officer when a subject pulled up next to them. The subject recognized the other officer as a police officer and began to flee. The other officer chased the suspect as Officer Sanders subdued the passenger in the suspect's vehicle. After subduing the passenger Officer Sanders went to assist the other officer, who had chased the suspect into an apartment. As he entered the apartment he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between the suspect and the other officer. The other officer was shot several times but survived. Officer Sanders was shot and mortally wounded. The suspect turned himself in several days later and was sentenced to death for Officer Sander's murder. Officer Sanders had served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Sanders gave the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Sanders.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Platform Identity jso.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1990

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Warren Corway Sanders served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1978â1982) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Warren 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.

Compare against

Time

In 1990, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Warren was 33. 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. Warren had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

Age by years of service

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month

By day of the week

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.

Every cause

Weapons recorded