Roll of Honor
Hubert J. Treacy Jr.
Incident
Special Agent Hubert Treacy was shot and killed by two Army deserters in Abingdon, Virginia. He and another agent had attempted to arrest the two in a restaurant when the men suddenly pulled out handguns and opened fire. Agent Treacy was killed instantly and the second agent was seriously wounded. The two deserters from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, were arrested a few hours later. The deserters, both 21, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in Alcatraz Prison. One died in Atlanta Federal Prison on April 28, 1986. Agent Treacy had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for eleven months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Treacy served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Treacy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Agent Hubert J. Treacy Jr. 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 97,775 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 - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 37 of 89 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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