Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Duran Ratliff was shot and killed after stopping a Clintwood police officer after receiving reports that the officer was driving drunk while in uniform. The officer was pulled over by Deputy Ratliff on McClure Avenue. As the two men spoke while standing outside of their vehicles, another deputy pulled up and exited his patrol car with a gun drawn. Shooting ensued in which Deputy Ratliff and the Clintwood officer were both shot and killed. Deputy Ratliff's third cousin, Officer J. Wesley Moore, was shot and killed in the line of duty on July 27th, 1944, while serving with the Clendenin Police Department, West Virginia. Deputy Ratliff was a WWII U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Ratliff gave the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clintwood community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Duran Ratliff served in the U.S. Army (1944â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Duran Ratliff 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 VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, 7 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Duran Ratliff's cause is highlighted.
How Duran Ratliff Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Duran Ratliff is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Duran Ratliff was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Duran Ratliff served in the U.S. Army (1944–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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