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Incident
Lieutenant Mansfield was shot and killed by a man he had arrested for being drunk and disruptive. He placed the suspect in the back seat of his patrol car without searching him. As he and another officer were transporting the suspect to jail he suddenly produced a pistol and shot him in the back of the head and neck. The other officer returned fire seriously wounding the suspect. The suspect was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to one to 5 years in prison November 30, 1953.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Mansfield served with the Keystone Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Keystone community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Mansfield.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 18.9 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield's cause is highlighted.
How Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield was killed by handgun.