Roll of Honor
Henry L. Voiers
Incident
Location: West Virginia Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Arrested
Special Agent Henry Voiers was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was riding aboard a coal train in Sharon, West Virginia. The suspect was well known in the area for bootlegging whiskey from Ohio into West Virginia aboard trains.
When Deputy Voiers attempted to arrest him he opened fire. Deputy Voiers returned fire until he was fatally wounded.
The suspect fled the area on foot. He was involved in a shootout with officers from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police and taken into custody two days later in Gallipolis, Ohio.
Deputy Voiers was a widower and was survived by several children.
Survivors
Deputy Voiers was a widower and was survived by several children.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Voiers served with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Voiers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Henry L. Voiers 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry L. Voiers's cause is highlighted.
How Henry L. Voiers Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry L. Voiers is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry L. Voiers was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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