Gary Bevel
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Gary Bevel

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
End of Watch May 17, 1983
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Gary Bevel was shot six times and killed as he attempted to arrest a woman who had made a false report about damage to her car. The 25-year-old suspect was sentenced to death in four separate trials, but each sentence was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court and her sentence was subsequently commuted to life in prison with the eligibility of parole. In February 2007 her parole request was denied. Her parole was denied again in 2011. As of November 26, 2020, the suspect was in prison.

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

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jso.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 17, 1983
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Gary is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 106 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 47th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gary was 29. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has 30 officers remembered here, Gary among them.

Officer Gary Bevel

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office · End of Watch May 17, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 45-E

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