Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Turner succumbed to a gunshot wound received two days earlier after responding to the sounds of gunfire on the Hunter Street Levee. When he and another officer arrived they found five drunk men on the levee. Three of the men and as the officers attempted to arrest the other two one of them began to struggle. As Officer Turner tried to take the black-powder pistol from the suspect it discharged, striking Officer Turner in the leg. Officer Turner was taken to the hospital where his leg was amputated two days later. He succumbed to the wound later in the day. The suspect was fined $150 for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Officer Hunter had been with the agency for one year.
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172 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Turner gave the Stockton Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Stockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer George R. Turner 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Stockton Police Department, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George R. Turner's cause is highlighted.
How George R. Turner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George R. Turner is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George R. Turner was killed by handgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Stockton Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
