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Sheriff

Jack Woods

Hitchcock County Sheriff's Department — Trenton, NE

Felonious

End of Watch October 1, 1882

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff Woods was shot and killed when he and the Kearney County sheriff went to a hotel to arrest two horse thieves. Sheriff Woods went in through the front door as the other sheriff approached from the back door. Sheriff Woods was holding the suspects at gunpoint but one of the men was able to draw his revolver and shot Sheriff Woods twice. The two suspects fled town after the shooting. Sheriff Woods' murderer was later shot and killed by officers at Lakin and the other suspect was apprehended.

Survivors

Sheriff Woods was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Woods served with the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Trenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Hitchcock County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Trenton, Hitchcock County, NE

Platform Identity hcso.hitchcock.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1882

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Sheriff Jack Woods 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 64.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Hitchcock County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Woods's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Jack Woods Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Woods is highlighted in Oct.

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. Jack Woods was killed by handgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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