Elwin Buchanan "Bill" Conoley

Pinal County Sheriff's Office — Florence, AZ

Felonious

End of Watch August 13, 1927

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 13

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Bill Conoley was shot and killed while escorting a woman home who was afraid of her estranged husband.

The man had returned to Casa Grande and was posing a threat to the woman at work, who requested she be accompanied home.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Conoley served with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Florence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Conoley.

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

Agency

Department Pinal County Sheriff's Office

Location Florence, AZ

Platform Identity pcso.pinal.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1927

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Elwin Buchanan "Bill" Conoley is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pinal County Sheriff's Office, 12 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pinal County Sheriff's Office

of 14 officers

85.7% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious