Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Game Protector Darrell Solida was shot and killed while investigating an illegal deer kill near Troutville, Pennsylvania, at about 10:00 am.
He had received reports that a buck and fawn had been killed. He was examining the carcasses when he was shot by a nearby hunter. Another uninvolved hunter drove Deputy Game Protector Solida to the hospital where he died shortly after midnight.
The hunter who shot him was arrested the following day. He plead guilty to manslaughter in April 1932. He was fined $100, had his hunting privileges revoked for 10 years, and received three years of probation.
Deputy Game Protector Solida was survived by his parents.
Survivors
Deputy Game Protector Solida was survived by his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Protector Solida served with the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Protector Solida.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Game Protector Darrell S. Solida 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pennsylvania Game Commission, 5 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darrell S. Solida's cause is highlighted.
How Darrell S. Solida Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Darrell S. Solida is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Darrell S. Solida was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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