Incident
Officer Christopher Hayes died when a blood clot moved from an injury in his leg to his heart. He was injured during a training exercise on January 18, 1995, and developed a blood clot in his leg. On February 5, 1995, at 4:40 a.m., while running upstairs to investigate a possible rape, he collapsed. He was pronounced deceased at the Willis Knighton Medical Center due to the blood clot traveling from his leg to his lungs. Officer Hays had served with the Shreveport Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, and parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hays gave the Shreveport Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hays.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Shreveport Police Department has lost 30 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Christopher is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Christopher is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Christopher is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1995, 1 officer in LA was lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 19.
In 1995, 3 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 33rd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 1995, 5 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 115th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Christopher was 33. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Christopher had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Christopher was 33. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Christopher had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Christopher was 33. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Christopher had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
February holds 7.1% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Sundays: 21.4%.
February holds 6.1% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Sundays: 14.2%.
February holds 6.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 13.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 6.7% of all 30 deaths at Shreveport Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.7% of all 595 deaths in LA, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Shreveport Police Department has 30 officers remembered here, Christopher among them.
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James Harris Rosser Feb 26, 1873
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John L. Hart Jun 13, 1875
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Charles H. Wilson Mar 6, 1894
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Blount J. Irvine Nov 15, 1898
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Constantine Andreola
Feb 13, 1908
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Porter Sanders Mar 1, 1912
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George H. Phillips
Oct 19, 1918
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John Olan Hall
Oct 20, 1921
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Lawrence Edward Williams
Jan 17, 1931
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Lee Allen Williams
Jan 17, 1931
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Fred R. Grant
Jan 29, 1932
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Eugene Victor Fuller
Jun 16, 1940
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William Beverly Jacobs
Nov 14, 1941
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Merrill Henderson Ogle
Aug 24, 1947
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Edward Gaston Huckabay
Feb 27, 1954
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Kenneth F. Herriage
May 25, 1966
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Norris C. Blackmon
Jul 31, 1969
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Thomas Glen Tompkins
Oct 20, 1978
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James Arvil Burney, Jr.
Dec 9, 1978
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Ronald Euell Dean
Jul 21, 1979
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Richard James Davidson
Jan 2, 1987
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David Wayne Lupton, Sr.
Jul 7, 1989
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Susan E. Wells
Dec 15, 1989
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Ronald Edward Dean, Jr.
Dec 16, 1992
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Dwayne Martin Williams
Mar 3, 1993
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James Joseph Silva
Apr 10, 1994
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Christopher Charles Hays
Feb 5, 1995
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Timothy Clark Prunty
Oct 24, 2010
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Thomas Joseph LaValley
Aug 5, 2015
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Chatéri Alyse Payne
Jan 9, 2019
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