Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Ohio Weapon: Handgun Offender: Arrested
Detective Charles Bound was shot and killed on an Erie Railroad freight train near East 93rd Street and Union Avenue in Cleveland.
He was attempting to remove the two men from the train when one of them opened fire on him, shooting him in the head. He was unaware that they had committed an armed robbery in the area earlier that evening.
Detective Bound was transported to Saint Alexis Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The two men fled the scene but were arrested and charged with Detective Bound's murder.
Detective Bound was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Erie Railroad Police Department for over eight years and had previously served with the Cleveland Police Department for six years. While with the Cleveland Police Department, he was a member of the first Cleveland Police Motorcycle Unit.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Bound gave the Erie Railroad Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles William Bound served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Charles William Bound is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Erie Railroad Police Department, 8 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles William Bound's cause is highlighted.
How Charles William Bound Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles William Bound is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles William Bound was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from Erie Railroad Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
