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Deputy Sheriff

Harry Smith

Orange County Sheriff's Department — Paoli, IN

Felonious

End of Watch March 31, 1906

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Harry Smith was shot and killed and a constable was shot and seriously wounded as they attempted to arrest two men on warrants for assault and battery at their home near Paoli.

Both suspects were apprehended the next day near Rego. They were subsequently convicted of Deputy Smith's murder and sentenced to life. One was released from prison in 1915. The other subject was paroled in July of 1922.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Smith served with the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Paoli community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Smith.

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

Agency

Department Orange County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Paoli, Orange County, IN

Platform Identity ocso.orange.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 31, 1906

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Deputy Sheriff Harry Smith 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Orange County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Smith's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Harry Smith Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Smith is highlighted in Mar.

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. Harry Smith was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Others Who Wore This Badge

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