Roll of Honor
Christopher Duffie Corbin
Incident
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
Deputy Marshal Christopher Corbin and his brother, Deputy Marshal William Corbin, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for shooting and damaging a rural postal box in South Carolina.
They located the man hiding in the loft of a barn approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Walhalla. As they attempted to remove him the suspect's family members opened fire on the marshals, killing both.
The subject was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
His son was born approximately two months after his murder.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Christopher Corbin was survived by his expectant wife and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Corbin served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Corbin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Duffie Corbin 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Christopher Duffie Corbin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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