Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Clinton Hyde was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. The suspect who was fighting with his wife was shot and killed by another officer. The exact date in December 1959 that he was murdered is unknown. Officer Hyde was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had served Mount Dora Police Department for 2-1/2 years after having retired from the Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department after 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 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.
Officer Hyde gave the Mount Dora Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Dora community, and 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
Clinton Murphy Hyde served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Officer Clinton Murphy Hyde 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 97,759 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clinton Murphy Hyde's cause is highlighted.
How Clinton Murphy Hyde Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Murphy Hyde is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clinton Murphy Hyde was killed by shotgun.
Military Service
Clinton Murphy Hyde served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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