Constantine George "Gus" Spanos

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK

Felonious

End of Watch April 23, 1993

Age 24

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

The Vigil Panel 139 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Officer Gus Spanos was shot while making a traffic stop at the 5800 block of North Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa. Before 2 am on April 22, Officer Spanos stopped a car on North Cincinnati Avenue. A backup officer found Officer Spanos lying next to his patrol car with a bullet wound to the head. Officer Spanos was transported to a local hospital, where he died the next day. The suspect fled the state but was captured, convicted, and is serving life in prison without parole for Officer Spanos' murder. Officer Spanos had served with the Tulsa Police Department for a year and a half. He is survived by his wife. A "Gus Spanos Living Memorial Scholarship" has been established by any student attending the University of Tulsa. His widow, and a local radio personality, were instrumental in fundraising over $150,000 in three days to place cameras in cars with single drivers. These cameras are called "Gus Busters."

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Spanos gave the Tulsa Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Spanos.

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

Agency

Department Tulsa Police Department

Location Tulsa, OK

Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1993

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Convicted of murder

Officer Constantine George "Gus" Spanos 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tulsa Police Department, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Tulsa Police Department

of 42 officers

71.4% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious