Elridge Rochelle Story

Portsmouth Police Department — Portsmouth, VA

Accident

End of Watch November 30, 1936

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Patrolman Elridge Story was accidentally shot by a special officer at about 3:00 am while responding to a trespassing call in a coal yard at 1501 County Street on March 5, 1935. The special officer was accompanying Patrolman Story when he stumbled and accidentally discharged his weapon. The round struck Patrolman Story in the leg. The wound was serious enough that the leg had to be amputated. He succumbed to complications of the operation on November 30, 1936. Patrolman Story succumbed to the wound two years after the shooting. The exact date of the shooting is unknown.

Survivors

Patrolman Story was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Story served with the Portsmouth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Portsmouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Story.

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

Agency

Department Portsmouth Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Portsmouth, VA

Platform Identity ppd.portsmouth.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1936

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Elridge Rochelle Story is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Portsmouth Police Department, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.

Portsmouth Police Department

of 10 officers

30% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 656 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident