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Deputy Marshal

Elmer Magruder

Higbee Police Department — Higbee, MO

Felonious

End of Watch December 18, 1908

Age 24

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Magruder was shot and killed and another marshall was shot through the right lung when three burglary suspects attempted to escape from the Higbee Jail. One of the men was able to conceal a handgun into the jail at the time he was arrested . The other marshall returned fire striking the 17-year-old suspect in the arm as he escaped. He was captured ten days later in Mexico, Missouri. The other two were taken into custody at the jail. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years. On April 14, 1914, he was paroled.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Magruder served with the Higbee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Higbee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Magruder.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Higbee Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Higbee, Randolph County, MO

Platform Identity hpd.randolph.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1908

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Deputy Marshal Elmer Magruder 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Higbee Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Magruder's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Elmer Magruder Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Magruder is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elmer Magruder was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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