Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Myers died in a traffic accident on South Carolina Highway 23, east of Ridge Spring in Saluda County. Deputy Myers was taking a juvenile to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, South Carolina, when a van, driven by a drunken driver, crossed the center line and struck his patrol car. Deputy Myers was pronounced dead at the scene.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Myers gave the Edgefield County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Edgefield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Myers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Allen Myers 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Edgefield County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Myers's cause is highlighted.
How Allen Myers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Myers is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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