Alonzo M. Wilson
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Sergeant

Alonzo M. Wilson

Salt Lake City Police Department — Salt Lake City, UT
Accident
End of Watch April 12, 1894
Age 54
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Wilson was accidentally shot and killed inside the station house when another officer dropped a .45 caliber pistol, which discharged. The round entered Sergeant Wilson's leg and traveled into his abdomen. His leg had to be amputated and he succumbed to his wounds several hours later. Sergeant Wilson had been with the agency for four years. His wife gave birth to their sixth child the following day.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Wilson gave the Salt Lake City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT
Platform Identity slpd.saltlake.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1894
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Alonzo M. Wilson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 35.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Salt Lake City Police Department, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.

Salt Lake City Police Department
9
of 23 officers
39.1% Accident
UT — Statewide
49
of 138 officers
35.5% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alonzo M. Wilson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alonzo M. Wilson Compares

Age at Death
54
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alonzo M. Wilson is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897