Roll of Honor
Holmer L. Everett
Incident
Special Agent Holmer Everett was shot and killed while en route to Jackson, Mississippi, from Collins, Mississippi, to testify in a trial. During the drive he was ambushed by a suspect and shot several times with shotgun slugs. After being shot his vehicle left the roadway and went into a river where it became almost totally submerged. The suspect was convicted of his murder and sentenced to death on July 11, 1931.
Survivors
Agent Everett had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.
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You barely got started.
Special Agent Everett gave the United States Department of Justice 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Everett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Holmer L. Everett 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, 22 of 35 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Holmer L. Everett's cause is highlighted.
How Holmer L. Everett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Holmer L. Everett is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Holmer L. Everett was killed by shotgun.
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