Joseph Tucker Fisher
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Detective

Joseph Tucker Fisher

Little Rock Police Department — Little Rock, AR
Felonious
End of Watch February 7, 1995
Age 34
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Fisher was shot and killed while serving a narcotics search warrant at an apartment complex. Another officer and the suspect, 22, were shot and wounded. The officer, 26, was hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect was charged with capital murder and sentenced to life plus thirty years in prison. As of December 15, 2022, he was in Cummins Prison. Detective Fisher had been with the Little Rock Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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NW-Y07B-T8BZ-6 earlier record number BO-US-AR-15D9D0ED
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Fisher gave the Little Rock Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Fisher.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR
Platform Identity lrpd.pulaski.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1995
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Joseph is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1995, 96 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 58th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Joseph was 34. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Joseph had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.4% 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 57.2% of all 27,543 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

Little Rock Police Department has 23 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Detective Joseph Tucker Fisher

Little Rock Police Department · End of Watch February 7, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-W

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