Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Deputy Albert Russell, Patrolman Martin Gorman, and Patrolman Henry Schierloh, both of the Cincinnati Police Division, sustained fatal gunshot wounds during the Election Riot of 1884.
Over 1,300 men had been deputized by a United States Marshal in an effort to prevent voting fraud during a contentious election. Many of the deputized men were criminals who began feuding with the Cincinnati police officers and Hamilton County deputies who were also assigned to protect the polling stations.
As election day progressed, the tension between the two groups escalated and resulted in over 100 shots fired, 24 casualties (including Deputy Russell), five dying (including Patrolman Gorman), two seriously wounded (including Patrolman Schierloh), and 15 wounded.
Patrolman Gorman died on October 18th from an infection in the bullet wound. Patrolman Schierloh's wound was thought to be non-fatal, but it was discovered that the bullet moved upward into his body and into the liver; he died 12 days after the riot on October 30th.
The subject who shot Special Deputy Russell was later acquitted.
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Special Deputy Sheriff Russell served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Albert Russell is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 46.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Russell's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Russell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Russell is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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