Roll of Honor
Edward Billings Webb
Incident
Special Agent Ted Webb succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he was shot by a suspected bootlegger at Sunderland Hollow in Colchester, Vermont. He and his partner had stopped the vehicle after following it from Swanton. They were preparing to search it when the occupant shot both officers. The suspect was apprehended in New York a few days later. On November 30, 1926, the suspect, 35, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. On December 20, 1949, he was paroled.
Survivors
Special Agent Webb was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Webb served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Webb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Edward Billings Webb 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 47 of 94 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Billings Webb's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Billings Webb Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Billings Webb is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Billings Webb was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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