Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Earl Hoggard was shot and killed after responding to a call at from citizens stating they came home and found their door open. As Officer Hoggard and his sergeant entered the apartment a suspect opened fire from inside with a .22 caliber rifle, killing Officer Hoggard. The suspect then exchanged shots with another officer before committing suicide. Officer Hoggard had served with the agency for 1 year, and had previously served with the United States Army and was a Retired Coast Guard Warrant Officer.
Survivors
He was survived by wife and son.
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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.
Police Officer Hoggard gave the Ketchikan Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Ketchikan 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
Earl Ray Hoggard served in the Coast Guard (1952â1972) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard 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 AK, 35 of 50 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this state's fallen. That is 15.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl Ray Hoggard's cause is highlighted.
How Earl Ray Hoggard Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Earl Ray Hoggard is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Earl Ray Hoggard was killed by gun; unknown type.