Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Daniel O'Connor was shot and killed by a 17-year-old boy when he and other officers attempted to arrest the boy's father at their home for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
In an exchange of gunfire the boy's father was killed. Before fleeing the youth stabbed another officer in the back. Bloodhounds led officers to a nearby woods where he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff O'Connor served with the Phillips County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff O'Connor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Daniel O'Connor 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Phillips County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel O'Connor's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel O'Connor Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel O'Connor is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel O'Connor was killed by rifle.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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