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Police Officer

Carl Strom

Sedro-Woolley Police Department — Sedro-Woolley, WA

Felonious

End of Watch April 15, 1933

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Carl Strom was shot and killed when he interrupted a burglary at the Bingham State Bank.

He was attacked before being shot and killed while attempting to arrest one of the men. His body was dragged across the sheet and placed in a shed behind a store. His body was found the following morning after the burglary was discovered by employees reporting to work.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Strom served with the Sedro-Woolley Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sedro-Woolley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Strom.

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

Agency

Department Sedro-Woolley Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, WA

Platform Identity spd.skagit.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 15, 1933

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Police Officer Carl Strom 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 WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Sedro-Woolley Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 340 officers

55% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Strom's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Carl Strom Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Strom is highlighted in Apr.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Carl Strom was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Incident Location

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