Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Fuller was shot and killed in Kansas while attempting to arrest a man who had just murdered three members of a family near Pawnee City. After the initial murders the man abducted one of the daughters from the family and took her to the state line before releasing her. She returned to her home and alerted the sheriff to the murders. Sheriff Fuller and his posse located the man near a small shed about a mile over the Kansas - Nebraska border. Sheriff Fuller was mortally wounded in an exchange of gunfire. The suspect then committed suicide.
Survivors
Sheriff Fuller was survived by his wife and children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Fuller served with the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pawnee City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Fuller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Cloud H. Fuller 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 64.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cloud H. Fuller's cause is highlighted.
How Cloud H. Fuller Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cloud H. Fuller is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Cloud H. Fuller was killed by gun.
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