Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jerry St. Clair succumbed to gunshot wounds received three days earlier in a shootout with a robbery suspect at 1st Street and Harvard Avenue in Tulsa. During the investigation, Detective Sylvester Cormack and Detective Ben Johnston were shot and killed when they attempted to arrest two men wanted in connection with Officer St. Clair's murder. One of those suspects was apprehended at the scene, and the second was arrested in Idaho. The suspect who murdered Officer St. Clair was later apprehended in California. He was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on November 17, 1949. Officer St. Clair had served with the Tulsa Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer St. Clair gave the Tulsa Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer St. Clair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Gerald M. St. Clair 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 97,756 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 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tulsa Police Department, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald M. St. Clair's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald M. St. Clair Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald M. St. Clair is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gerald M. St. Clair was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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