Hubert Gerald Greer
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Police Officer

Hubert Gerald Greer

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch April 27, 1962
Age 37
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Hugh Greer was shot and killed with his own weapon as he and his partner struggled with two burglary suspects caught breaking into a grocery store at 17th Street and South Boston Avenue in Tulsa. The suspect who shot Officer Greer shot his partner in the mouth. He managed to return fire, hitting the shooter in the chest. Both suspects, 21 and 23, were charged with murder. The shooter was convicted of Officer Greer's murder and sentenced to life in prison on October 11, 1962. He was denied parole in 1979. Officer Greer was a United States Army Air Corps World War II veteran and had been with the Tulsa Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Greer gave the Tulsa Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tulsa, OK
Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1962
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

Hubert Gerald Greer served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Hubert Gerald Greer 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 97,759 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.

Tulsa Police Department
30
of 42 officers
71.4% Felonious
OK — Statewide
403
of 582 officers
69.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hubert Gerald Greer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Hubert Gerald Greer Compares

Age at Death
37
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hubert Gerald Greer is highlighted in Apr.

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. Hubert Gerald Greer was killed by officer's handgun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

Military Service

Hubert Gerald Greer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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