Felix Chapman

Okmulgee Police Department — Okmulgee, OK

Felonious

End of Watch November 15, 1908

Age 26

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Special Officer Chapman, Assistant Chief Henry Klaber, and Sheriff William Robinson, of the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed after responding to man's shack regarding complaints of the day's fishing catch. Assistant Chief Klaber was the first officer to arrive and was shot and killed. Special Officer Chapman, who had been deputized by Assistant Chief Klaber, picked up Assistant Chief Klaber's weapon and fired at the suspect. The suspect returned fire and killed Officer Chapman and Officer Chapman's brother, who was accompany the officers.

Sheriff Robinson was then shot and killed when he arrived as well. Over a 500 shots were fired in the exchange. Two other law enforcement officers and three civilians were wounded. The suspect was finally killed when the house next door to his house was set on fire. The fire spread to his house and he was burned to death.

No passage of time can ever erase your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) November 15th, 2020

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Chapman served with the Okmulgee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Okmulgee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Chapman.

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

Agency

Department Okmulgee Police Department

Location Okmulgee, OK

Platform Identity opd.okmulgee.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1908

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Special Officer Felix Chapman 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Okmulgee Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Okmulgee Police Department

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious