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Officer

Clarence P. McGee

Pacolet Police Department — Pacolet, SC

Felonious

End of Watch July 18, 1963

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer McGee was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a man. He approached the man as the man worked in his field. The suspect suddenly attacked Officer McGee and struck him with a hoe, knocking him to the ground. The man then took Officer McGee's service weapon and shot him to death. The suspect fled but his body was found in the Pacolet River three days later.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Pacolet Police Department

Location Pacolet, SC

Platform Identity ppd.spartanburg.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1963

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Deceased

Officer Clarence P. McGee 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Pacolet Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence P. McGee's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Clarence P. McGee Compares

Offender Outcome

Deceased

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence P. McGee is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clarence P. McGee was killed by officer's handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518