Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Carlton Lowe was shot and killed near Bay Street and Bridge Street (modern-day Broad Street) after responding to a complaint from a cigar store owner about a man who was in the store. Officer Lowe made the customer leave the store, but the man turned around about one block away. He approached Officer Lowe and asked the officer what his badge number was. When Officer Lowe opened his coat to show him, the man took a step back, pulled out a handgun, and shot Officer Lowe in the chest. Officer Lowe struck the man in the head with his club before being shot two more times. The man was arrested by a posse. After several trials, he was ruled incompetent and committed to a state hospital. He was released a short time later but never retried for Officer Lowe's murder. Officer Lowe had served with the Jacksonville Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 5-month-old daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
136 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Lowe gave the Jacksonville Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Carlton T. Lowe 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 25 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlton T. Lowe's cause is highlighted.
How Carlton T. Lowe Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Carlton T. Lowe is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Carlton T. Lowe was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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