Bobby D. Howard
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Police Officer

Bobby D. Howard

Williamson Police Department — Williamson, WV
Accident
End of Watch December 30, 1979
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bobby Howard was accidentally shot and killed by another officer at the police station.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Howard gave the Williamson Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Williamson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Howard.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Williamson, Mingo County, WV
Platform Identity wpd.mingo.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1979
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Bobby D. Howard 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Williamson Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Williamson Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
WV — Statewide
54
of 232 officers
23.3% 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. Bobby D. Howard's cause is highlighted.

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

How Bobby D. Howard Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby D. Howard is highlighted in Dec.

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

Incident Location