Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Edward DeFord was shot and killed while he and his partner escorted non-union workers across picket lines during the Gulf Coast Longshoreman's strike near the Port of Mobile. He succumbed to his wounds the following day. Other officers shot and killed the suspect. Officer DeFord had been with the agency for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer DeFord gave the Mobile Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer DeFord.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Edward DeFord 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Mobile Police Department, 18 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward DeFord's cause is highlighted.
How Edward DeFord Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward DeFord is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward DeFord was killed by gun.
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