Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief Charles Driggers was shot and killed and a Coffee County Deputy Sheriff was wounded while attempting to serve a peace warrant on a man. As the officers were walking up to the suspects residence he opened fire with a shotgun. The suspect, 42, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death on December 9, 1964. On june 4, 1970, Governor Albert Brewer suspended his execution date indefinitely.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Driggers served with the Elba Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elba community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Driggers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Charles Herman Driggers Sr. 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Elba Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Herman Driggers Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Herman Driggers Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Herman Driggers Sr. is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Herman Driggers Sr. was killed by shotgun.
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