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Constable

Fitchue Bee Barker

Chattaroy Police Department — Chattaroy, WV

Felonious

End of Watch September 1, 1967

Age 66

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Fitchue Barker was shot and killed by a 72-year-old man while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on him at his residence. On January 17th, 1969, after two mistrials, the subject was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to five to 18 years in prison.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Chattaroy Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chattaroy, WV

Platform Identity cpd.mingo.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1967

Age 66

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Constable Fitchue Bee Barker 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 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 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Chattaroy Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

WV — Statewide

169

of 232 officers

72.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fitchue Bee Barker's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Fitchue Bee Barker 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. Fitchue Bee Barker is highlighted in Sep.

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. Fitchue Bee Barker 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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