J. Boley Grady
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Special Deputy Marshal

J. Boley Grady

Felonious
End of Watch July 17, 1898
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Gender Male

Incident

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Special Deputy Marshal Boley Grady and Deputy Marshal Bud Hill were shot and killed in Oklahoma while attempting to arrest a man for interrupting a religious meeting.

As they wrestled with the man the subject's father came into the room and shot both officers with a .45 caliber handgun.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Deputy Marshal Grady served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1898
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

Special Deputy Marshal J. Boley Grady 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 - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
251
of 313 officers
80.2% Felonious
DC — Statewide
754
of 1,418 officers
53.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. Boley Grady's cause is highlighted.

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

How J. Boley Grady Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. J. Boley Grady is highlighted in Jul.

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. J. Boley Grady was killed by handgun.

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