Daniel Alexander Hodgson

Chatham County Police Department — Savannah, GA

Felonious

End of Watch March 20, 1976

Age 24

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Police Officer Daniel Hodgson was shot and killed as he and four other officers attempted to subdue a man who had been firing a gun in a residential neighborhood on Stuyvesant Street. When the officers arrived the man ran into his house and hid in a closet. As the officers searched for him inside the home he pointed the shotgun out of the closet and fired two shots. The first shot wounded two of the other officers. The second shot struck Officer Hodgson in the chest, killing him. The suspect was taken into custody eight hours later. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Officer Hodgson and to 30 years for the aggravated assault of three of the other officers. Officer Hodgson had only served with the Chatham County Police Department for six months. He was survived by his parents. A street in Savannah was named Hodgson Memorial Drive in his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Chatham County Police Department

Location Savannah, GA

Platform Identity ccpd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1976

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge

Offender Sentenced to life

Police Officer Daniel Alexander Hodgson 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Chatham County Police Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Chatham County Police Department

of 11 officers

45.5% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious