Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Patrolman George Loper was shot and killed while on his beat at the intersection of Charles Avenue and Willow Street in Pauls Valley at 12:30 a.m.
A vehicle pulled up to him, and the occupants called him over. When Patrolman Loper approached, the occupants opened fire, killing him. The following week, the same four suspects, two men and two women, robbed a bank and shot and killed Deputy James Wilson of the Grady County Sheriff's Department.
The two men were convicted of murder and executed in the electric chair on June 10, 1937.
Patrolman Loper was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Pauls Valley Police Department for three weeks.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Night Patrolman Loper served with the Pauls Valley Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pauls Valley community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Loper served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Night Patrolman George Loper 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 Pauls Valley Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Loper's cause is highlighted.
How George Loper Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1937
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Loper is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Loper was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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