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Incident
While questioning a student at King's College, Cambridge, about his possession of a firearm, the suspect produced a pistol and shot his tutor, the officer attempted to arrest him but was shot twice and died the next day.
Died the day after being shot twice while questioning a student at King’s College, Cambridge, about his possession of a firearm, when the student produced a pistol and shot both his tutor and the officer as he attempted to arrest him.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Willis served with the Cambridge Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Willis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Francis James Willis 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis James Willis's cause is highlighted.
How Francis James Willis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Francis James Willis is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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