Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Albert McCorkle died the day after being shot by a teenager that he had just escorted from a saloon. The teenager was involved in a fight in the saloon and Sheriff McCorkle escorted the boy out and told him to go home. Before the teenager was able to leave, the two were overtaken by a drunken mob. The teenager, fearing for his life, drew his pistol and fired, but struck Sheriff McCorkle who died the following day. The suspect was able to elude capture despite a $1,000 reward until he surrendered himself in October 1883. Sheriff McCorkle had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department for four years.
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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff McCorkle gave the Shelby County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shelbyville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Albert Woodard McCorkle is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Shelby County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Woodard McCorkle's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Woodard McCorkle Compares
Offender Outcome
Surrendered
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Woodard McCorkle is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Woodard McCorkle was killed by handgun; pistol.
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